Darian Mensah
Miami Hurricanes
96
Legend

Darian Mensah

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Projected Starter

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Darian Mensah is the projected starter at QB for Miami Hurricanes.

Redshirt junior · #10 · 6'3", 205 lbs

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Depth at QB · Miami Hurricanes

  1. 11096Darian MensahStarter
  2. 2579Luke Nickel
  3. 31571Judd Anderson

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The Story

Legend-Tier Production

A 2-star recruit out of St. Joseph, ranked #2,672 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3,973 passing yards, 34 TD, 6 INT. That's 98% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 96 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit2★ · #2,672 NatlTeam Share98%Percentile99th
San Luis Obispo, CA
Jersey
#10
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Duke

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—3973346

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★☆☆☆2-star
Composite
0.7933
National Rank
#2672
High School
St. Joseph
Hometown
San Luis Obispo, CA

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated offense; 99th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 96. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team offense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 99% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 14% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 3WCLEMYDS 227
CMP-ATT
18-27
YDS
227
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
149.5
CAR
3
YDS
27
AVG
9.0
TD
1

Final W 41-13

Sep 26WCMUYDS 338
CMP-ATT
23-27
YDS
338
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
227.0
CAR
4
YDS
21
AVG
5.3
TD
1

Final W 52-3

Sep 18WWAKEYDS 220
CMP-ATT
30-34
YDS
220
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
171.7
CAR
2
YDS
5
AVG
2.5
TD
0

Final W 33-20

Sep 11WFAMUYDS 252
CMP-ATT
14-15
YDS
252
TD
3
INT
0
QBR
300.4
CAR
2
YDS
21
AVG
10.5
TD
0

Final W 77-7

Sep 5WSTANYDS 401
CMP-ATT
27-30
YDS
401
TD
5
INT
0
QBR
257.3
CAR
1
YDS
5
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final W 45-6

Darian Mensah's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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QB: 3973 pass yds · 34 TD · 6 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.