2016 Football Roster

34 Darwin Stone

  • Position Safety
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 198
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Crystal Lake, Ill.
  • Highschool Central HS
  • Prev School Central HS

Biography

• All-MSFA Midwest League Honorable Mention (2015)
 
Career Defensive Stats
Year GP-GS Solo Ast. Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. Int-Yds Breakups Pass Def. QBH FR-Yds. FF Blks Safety Def. TD
2013 9-0 14 13 27 3.0-14 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0
2014 10-9 39 56 95 5.5-17 0-0 1-16 1 2 0 0-0 1 0 0 1
2015 11-11 50 51 101 7.5-38 1.0-3 0-0 4 4 0 0-0 2 0 0 0
2016 11-8 34 9 43 3.0-12 1.0-8 1-15 5 6 2 0-0 0 0 0 0
Career 41-28 138 128 266 19.0-81 2.0-11 2-31 10 12 2 0-0 3 0 0 1

2016 (Senior)
 
Appeared in every game for the third straight season, starting eight times ... finished the year tied for seventh on the team with 43 total tackles ... made two solo tackles against No. 4 St. Francis (Ind.) on Aug. 27 ... finished with one tackle at Valparaiso (Ind.) on Sept. 17 ... made three solo tackles at Concordia on Sept. 24 ... had one solo stop at St. Ambrose on Oct. 1 ... tallied five solo tackles at Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 8 ... made two solo tackles at Robert Morris on Oct. 15 ... collected five total tackles, including two tackles for loss against St. Xavier on Oct. 22 ... made five total tackles in the win over St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 29 ... made a season-high ten tackles, including six solo in the win over Siena Heights on Nov. 5 ... grabbed his second career interception and made his second career sack, posting nine total tackles in the win at Taylor on Nov. 12.

2015 (Junior)
 

NAIA Rankings

• Tackles (all positions) per game - 31st (9.2)
• Fumbles Forced per game - 40th (0.2)

MSFA Rankings

• Tackles (all positions) per game - 9th (9.2)

Started all 11 games in 2015, setting new career highs in solo and total tackles ... finished third on the team with 101 total tackles and 50 solo stops ... ranked 31st in the NAIA with 9.2 tackles per game ... finished 9th in the Mid-States Football Association in tackles per game ... ranked 40th in the NAIA with 0.2 forced fumbles per game, with two fumbles in back-to-back games, against Olivet Nazarene (Oct. 10) and No. 9 Robert Morris (Oct. 17) ... had one sack on the year, against Concordia on Sept. 26 ... had at least one tackle for loss in seven of the final eight games of the year ... set a career high with two tackles for loss at Siena Heights on Nov. 7 ... made a career-high 16 total tackles against Robert Morris.

2014 (Sophomore)
 

NAIA Rankings

• Tackles (all positions) per game - 25th (9.5)

MSFA Rankings

• Tackles (all positions) per game - 5th (9.5)

Appeared in all ten games as a sophomore, starting all but one ... finished second on the team in tackles, with 95 ... recorded six tackles in the season opener at Concordia on Sept. 6, including a tackle for loss ... made ten tackles, including five solos, in the home win over Wisconsin Lutheran on Sept. 13 ... had 11 tackles at St. Francis on Sept. 20, with three solo stops ... made six tackles against Robert Morris on Sept. 27 ... recorded a career high eight solo tackles at Olivet Nazarene on Oct. 4, along with an interception and a forced fumble ... made 11 total tackles in the homecoming game against St. Ambrose on Oct. 11 ... set a career high with 14 total tackles against Grand View on Oct. 18, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... recorded nine total tackles against Trinity Bible (N.D.) on Nov. 1, with a half-tackle for loss ... made four tackles against St. Xavier on Nov. 8, with one tackle for loss ... finished the season with 13 tackles, including six solo stops at William Penn on Nov. 15.

2013 (Freshman)
 
Played in nine of ten games as a freshman in 2013 ... recorded 27 tackles throughout the year ... had a season-high nine tackles in his first collegiate game, at Trinity Bible College on Aug. 31 ... had three tackles for loss, totaling 14 yards ... had five tackles, including one tackle for loss, in the Trojans' win over Waldorf on Oct. 25 ... had three or more tackles in four games throughout the season.

In High School: Earned All-Conference First Team honors as a senior … named All-Area First Team at linebacker … won team’s defensive MVP award … a three-sport athlete at Crystal Lake Central HS … placed 4th in the 400m dash at sectional track & field meet as a senior … IHSA State wrestling tournament qualifier at 220 pounds.

Major: Business

Why TIU?: “I feel called to use the athletic gifts and talents that I have been given to glorify God.”

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2013-14Freshman

    S
    5'10" 193 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 193 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2015Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 195 lbs
    34
  • 34

    2016Senior

    Safety
    5'11" 198 lbs
    34