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American football player (born 1999)
American football player
DaRon Bland
Bland in 2022
Position: Cornerback Born: (1999-07-12 ) July 12, 1999 (age 25 ) Modesto, California , U.S.Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m ) Weight: 197 lb (89 kg ) High school: Central Catholic (Modesto)College:
Fresno State (2021)
NFL draft: 2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 167
Roster status: Active
NFL records
Most interceptions returned for touchdown in a season: 5
Most defensive touchdowns in a season: 5 (tied with Ken Houston )
Player stats at PFR
DaRon Bland ( duh-RON [1] American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacramento State before transferring to Fresno State . In 2023, he set the NFL single-season record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown with five.
Early years [ edit ]
Bland grew up in Modesto, California , and attended Central Catholic High School , during which he also played receiver.[2] Valley Oak League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.[3]
College career [ edit ]
Bland began his college career at Sacramento State . As a junior, he was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference after recording 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and forced fumbles with two interceptions and eight passes broken up.[4] COVID-19 pandemic in the United States , Bland entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.[5] Fresno State .[6] [7]
College statistics [ edit ]
Season
GP Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
Solo
Ast
Cmb
TfL
Sck
Int
Yds
Avg
TD PD FR FF TD
Sacramento State Hornets
2017
7 5 3 2 0.0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
2018
10 33 11 44 3.0
0.0
1 47 47.0 0
6 0
1 0
2019
13 30 13 43 6.5 1.0 2 43 21.5
0
10 1 1 0
2020
0
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Fresno State Bulldogs
2021
13 34 11 45 1.0
0.0
2 38 19.0
0
5 0
1 0
Career
43 102
38 140
10.5
1.0
5 128
25.6
0
21 1 3 0
Professional career [ edit ]
2022 season [ edit ]
Bland was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys .[9] [10]
Bland recorded his first career interception on October 2, 2022, versus Carson Wentz . Bland would then have two picks against Matt Ryan on December 4, and another on December 24 against the Philadelphia Eagles for his fifth interception of the season.
2023 Season [ edit ]
On September 10, 2023, Bland recorded his first interception of the season. It was a pass from New York Giants quarterback, Daniel Jones to Saquon Barkley . Barkley caught the ball, but fumbled it after getting hit by Trevon Diggs . Bland recovered the ball and returned it for his first career touchdown.
On October 1, Bland recorded two interceptions against Mac Jones while facing the New England Patriots , one of which he converted for six points.[11]
On October 29, Bland returned an interception from Matthew Stafford for a touchdown, making it his third of the year; setting the Cowboys single-season pick-six record previously held by five other players.
On November 19, in a game against the Carolina Panthers , Bland intercepted a pass from Bryce Young and returned it for his fourth interception return for a touchdown of the year, tying the NFL single-season record and the Cowboys career record. Bland was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.[12]
On November 23, during the win over the Washington Commanders , Bland intercepted a pass from Sam Howell and returned it for his fifth interception return for a touchdown of the year, setting the NFL single-season record.[13] [14]
NFL career statistics [ edit ]
Legend
Led the league
NFL record
Bold
Career high
Regular season [ edit ]
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP GS Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF FR Yds
TD Int
Yds
TD PD
2022 DAL
17 8 54 38 16 0
0
0
0
0
5 19 0
7
2023 DAL
17 15 69 53 16 0
0
0
0
0
9 209 5 15
Career 34 23 123
91 32 0
0
0
0
0
14 228
5 22
Postseason [ edit ]
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Fumbles
Interceptions
GP GS Cmb
Solo
Ast
Sck
FF FR Yds
TD Int
Yds
TD PD
2022 DAL
2 2 18 10 8 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2023 DAL
1 1 5 5 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career 3 3 23 15 8 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Notes and references [ edit ]
^ Burns, James (January 23, 2017). "Cousins Montell and DaRon Bland commit to Causeway Classic" . The Modesto Bee . Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ Moore, Jackson (January 21, 2021). "All-Big-Sky CB transfer Daron Bland commits to Fresno State" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ Salerno, Cameron (June 4, 2021). "Why are so many NCAA football players looking to transfer?" . The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ "Fresno State football: 2021 class up to 17, three transfers" . The Fresno Bee . Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ "Cowboys select Fresno State CB DaRon Bland with No. 167 pick NFL draft" . The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved May 6, 2022 .
^ "2022 Draft Scout DaRon Bland, Fresno State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile" . draftscout.com . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .
^ "2022 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 26, 2023 .
^ Galaviz, Anthony (April 30, 2022). "Former Fresno State cornerback DaRon Bland is taken by the Dallas Cowboys in NFL draft" . The Fresno Bee . Retrieved April 30, 2022 .
^ "Cowboys' Bland comes up with second pick-six of 2023" . ESPN.com . October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023 .
^ Ochoa, RJ. "Dallas Cowboys CB DaRon Bland named NFC Defensive Player of the Week" . Blogging the Boys . Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
^ Silverman, Steve (November 23, 2023). "Lakers' LeBron James honors DaRon Bland after historic pick-6" . ClutchPoints . Retrieved November 23, 2023 .
^ Gordon, Grant (November 30, 2023). "Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Cowboys QB Dak Prescott highlight November Players of the Month" . NFL.com . Retrieved November 30, 2023 .
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