Education
Darby attended Potomac High School in Oxfordshire Hill, Maryland, where he played as many as six different positions on offense, defense, and special teams.
Darby attended Potomac High School in Oxfordshire Hill, Maryland, where he played as many as six different positions on offense, defense, and special teams.
He was drafted by the Bills in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. Excelling on defense, Darby was part of a Wolverines" secondary that also included Tavon Young and renowned sprinter Dondre Echols, and which registered four shutouts and allowed just 82 points in 2011.
Darby was a United States of America Today and Sports Illustrated High School All-American in 2011, and participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game. as a junior, rushed for 1,329 yards and 23 touchdowns, while tallying three interceptions and eight pass breakups on defense.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Darby, running a 4.37 second 40 yard dash, was ranked as the Number. 2 cornerback prospect in his class, behind only Tracy Howard.
He chose Florida State over Notre Dame, Maryland, Clemson and Auburn. He also finished fourth in the 100 m.
Along with Aldrich Bailey, Najee Glass, and Arman Hall, he ran a World Youth Best in the meet"s medley relay.
His personal bests are 6.77 seconds in the 60 meters, 10.41 seconds in the 100 meters and 21.05 seconds in the 200 meters. As a true freshman at Florida State, Darby was part of a Florida State defense that led the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination in points allowed (151 per game) and yards allowed (2538). They ranked seventh in the FBS. Darby was also named Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
As a sophomore he played in 14 games with nine starts.
Foreign the season he had 14 tackles and two interceptions. As a junior in 2014, he started all 14 games and recorded 43 tackles.
After his junior season, Darby entered the 2015 NFL Draft. Buffalo Bills
= 2015 Rookie Season Darby was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round (50th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Darby was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September 2015.
Darby quickly became the Bills best coverage defensive back. He led the team in tackles as a cornerback, and deflected 21 passes. He also had two interceptions in his rookie year.
In the 2013 Orange Bowl versus Northern Illinois, Darby registered four solo tackles and one defended pass.