Darius Reynolds

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Darius Reynolds
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Reynolds with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017
No. 7
Position Wide receiver
Personal information
Born (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 36)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Woodbridge (VA) C. D. Hylton
College Iowa State
NFL draft 2012: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions 480
Receiving yards6,651
Receiving TDs153
Total TDs172
Tackles75
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Darius Reynolds (born April 4, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Iowa Barnstormers, San Jose SaberCats, and Philadelphia Soul. He played college football at Reedley College and Iowa State University. Reynolds was also member of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL).

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Early life

Reynolds lettered in football, basketball and track and field at C. D. Hylton High School. He played quarterback at C. D. Hylton High School in Woodbridge, Virginia. , 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]

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]

He 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]

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]

On February 5, 2016, he 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]

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
2018 Philadelphia 5275413
2019 Philadelphia 7501
Career4806,651153

Stats from ArenaFan: [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#7 Darius Reynolds". cyclones.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Rose, Kristi (July 24, 2014). "BTW: Darius Reynolds". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ La Gesse, Bobby (August 22, 2009). "Internet sensation makes long-awaited debut at ISU". gc.inisites.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "#7 Darius Reynolds, WR". theiowabarnstormers.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Darius Reynolds". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Darius Reynolds". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Darius Reynolds - Awards". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Darius Reynolds - Career Stats". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ "All-Arena Receiver Headed to San Jose". arenafootball.com. January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Hacke, Ray (August 29, 2015). "San Jose SaberCats roll in ArenaBowl XXVIII for AFL title". mercurynews.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Soul re-sign LB Joe Goosby, sign WR Darius Reynolds". csnphilly.com. February 6, 2016. Archived from the original on February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second-teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  16. ↑ "2017 CAFL DRAFT RESULTS". caflfootball.com. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Darius Reynolds". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
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