Rush in 2019
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| No. 21 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (2000-02-22) February 22, 2000 (age 24) Kingstree, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | C. E. Murray (Greeleyville) | ||||
| College: | South Carolina (2018–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||
Darius Jaloyd Rush (born February 22, 2000) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footballatSouth Carolina.
Rush was born on February 22, 2000, in Kingstree, South Carolina. He attended C. E. Murray High School, where he played wide receiver and defensive back on their football team.[1] As a senior, he caught 47 passes for 863 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown.[2] Rush committed to play college football at South Carolina over offers from Charlotte and Miami-Ohio.[3]
Rush redshirted his true freshman season at South Carolina.[4] He played mostly special teams during his redshirt freshman season while he also moved from wide receiver to cornerback. Rush became a starter entering his junior season and finished the year with 25 tackles, eight passes broken up, and one interception.[5] He had 38 tackles with seven passes broken up, two interceptions and one forced fumble as a redshirt senior.[6] Rush graduated with a degree in sport and entertainment management and declared for the 2023 NFL draft following the 2022 season.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.36 s | 1.51 s | 2.52 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | ||||
| All values from the NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Rush was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 138th overall, in the 2023 NFL Draft.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2023.[11]
On August 30, 2023, Rush was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs.[12] He was waived on September 16, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[13]
On October 18, 2023, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Rush off of the Chiefs’ practice squad.[14]
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Indianapolis Colts 2023 NFL draft selections
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