![]() Mensah with Tulane during the 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game | |
Duke Blue Devils–No. 10 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | ![]() |
Major | Sociology |
Personal information | |
Born: | January 25, 2005 |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | |
High school | St. Joseph (Santa Maria, California) |
Darian Mensah (born January 25, 2005) is an American football quarterback for the Duke Blue Devils. He previously played for the Tulane Green Wave.
Mensah attended St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria, California. As a senior, he was the Mountain League Player of the Year after passing for 2,256 with 25 total touchdowns. [1] He committed to Tulane University to play college football. [2]
After redshirting his first year at Tulane in 2023, Mensah was named the starter for the 2024 season. [3] In his first game against the Southeastern Louisiana Lions, he completed 10 of 12 passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns, in a 52-0 victory. [4] [5]
On December 8, 2024, Mensah announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [6] He was considered the top-rated player in the transfer portal by ESPN.
On December 11, 2024, Mensah announced he would be transferring to Duke University. [7]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
Tulane Green Wave | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | Redshirt ![]() | |||||||||||||||
2024 | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 189 | 287 | 65.9 | 2,723 | 9.5 | 22 | 6 | 209.5 | 60 | 132 | 2.2 | 1 | |
Duke Blue Devils | ||||||||||||||||
2025 | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 50 | 68 | 73.5 | 723 | 10.6 | 5 | 1 | 184.2 | 11 | -8 | -0.7 | 0 | |
Career | 15 | 15 | 10–5 | 239 | 355 | 67.3 | 3,446 | 9.7 | 27 | 7 | 170.0 | 71 | 124 | 1.7 | 1 |