Darius Reynolds

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Darius Reynolds
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Reynolds in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 35)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Woodbridge (VA) C. D. Hylton
College: Iowa State
Position: Wide receiver
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:421
Receiving yards:5,847
Receiving TDs:139
Total TDs:158
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Darius Reynolds (born April 4, 1989) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He first enrolled at Reedley College before transferring to Iowa State University. He attended C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. Reynolds has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Iowa Barnstormers San Jose SaberCats and Philadelphia Soul

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Early years

Reynolds lettered in football, basketball and track and field at C. D. Hylton High School. He played quarterback for the C.D. Hylton Bulldogs, throwing for 1,500 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior. He led the Bulldogs to a 12-1 record and the state semifinals his junior year. [1]

College career

Reynolds played college football and participated in track and field for the Reedley College Tigers. [2] He played quarterback for the Tigers. [1] He passed for 1,752 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 749 yards and 11 touchdowns as a freshman in 2007. The Tigers finished 8-3 in 2007. [1] [3]

Reynolds transferred to Iowa State University to play football for the Iowa State Cyclones. He led the Cyclones with 43 receptions, 695 receiver yards and seven touchdowns as a senior in 2011. [4] He finished his career at Iowa State with 81 receptions, 1,050 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. [1]

Professional career

Reynolds was rated the 63rd best wide receiver in the 2012 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [5]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		206 lb
(93 kg)		4.54 s1.62 s2.63 s4.25 s6.77 s35 in
(0.89 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		23 reps
All values from Iowa State Pro Day [5]

Green Bay Packers

Reynolds signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 2, 2012 after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released by the Packers on May 16, 2012 after failing a physical. [6]

Iowa Barnstormers

Reynolds was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers on July 2, 2012. [7] He was named Second-team All-Arena in 2014 after garnering 126 receptions, 1,884 receiving yards and 39 receiving touchdowns. [8] [9]

San Jose SaberCats

Reynold was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats on January 12, 2015. [10] The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015. [11]

Philadelphia Soul

On February 5, 2016, Reynolds was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul. [12] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42. [13] He earned First-team All-Arena honors in 2017. [14] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40. [15]

Guangzhou Power

Reynolds was selected by the Guangzhou Power in the fifth round of the 2017 CAFL Draft. [16]

AFL statistics

YearTeam
RecYdsTD
2012 Iowa 3631
2013 Iowa 4761915
2014 Iowa 1261,88539
2015 San Jose 4956111
2016 Philadelphia 1121,44738
2017 Philadelphia 841,27235
Career4215,847139

Stats from ArenaFan: [17]

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  7. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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