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Donovin Darius

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Miami Dolphins · DB

Donovin Darius recorded 103 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

4.8

tackles/gm

2

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

103

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Donovin Darius's most significant indexed performances.

Conference Championship
1999
TENNESSEETITANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 23, 2000

Tennessee Titans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Conference Championship · Jan 23, 2000

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
JAN 15, 2000

Miami Dolphins vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Divisional Round · Jan 15, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 6, 2002

Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 6, 2002

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2000
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 3, 2000

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2000

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 11, 2001

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Donovin Darius's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 12 total tackles

Regular Season
2001
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NOV 11, 2001

Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

12 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2004
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 2, 2005

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Jan 2, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 3 passes defended

Regular Season
1999
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
DEC 26, 1999

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2004
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 24, 2004

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2004

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 39 interception return yards

Regular Season
2001
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
SEP 9, 2001

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Sep 9, 2001

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Donovin Darius's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1995–1999

01
JAXDARIUS—Donovin Darius
JAXBRUNELL8Mark Brunell
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

Four straight playoff trips and two AFC title games

Jacksonville Jaguars · The expansion rocket

Tom Coughlin built an expansion roster with extraordinary speed, upsetting Denver in 1996 and going 14–2 three years later.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

02
JAXDARIUS—Donovin Darius
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1992–2002

03
CINDARIUS—Donovin Darius
CINDILLON28Corey Dillon
CINPICKENS81Carl Pickens

Instability overwhelms individual talent

Cincinnati Bengals · The lost decade

Cincinnati went fourteen seasons without a winning record even as Dillon and a handful of draft successes supplied isolated excellence.

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Franchise era

1992–2007

04
GBDARIUS—Donovin Darius
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

05
PITDARIUS—Donovin Darius
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

06
KCDARIUS—Donovin Darius
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2000–2006

07
BALDARIUS—Donovin Darius
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

08
WASDARIUS—Donovin Darius
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

09
NYJDARIUS—Donovin Darius
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

10
TENDARIUS—Donovin Darius
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1998–2011

11
INDDARIUS—Donovin Darius
INDMANNING18Peyton Manning
INDHARRISON88Marvin Harrison

Pre-snap command creates a perennial contender

Indianapolis Colts · The Peyton Manning machine

Manning and a precisely constructed offense won at least twelve games seven straight times and captured Super Bowl XLI after a defining comeback against New England.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

12
PHIDARIUS—Donovin Darius
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

13
HOUDARIUS—Donovin Darius
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

14
MIADARIUS—Donovin Darius
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons103 career games375 career solo tackles2 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 25Jersey: 402 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1999Most recent: Oct 14, 2007

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history