Darius Stills
Darius Stills (born May 1, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle for the Massachusetts Pirates. He played college football at West Virginia.
No. 95 – Massachusetts Pirates | |
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Position: | Defensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S. | May 1, 1998
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 278 lb (126 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, West Virginia) |
College: | West Virginia |
Undrafted: | 2021 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Early years
Stills attended Fairmont Senior High School in Fairmont, West Virginia.[1] During his career, Stills had 191 tackles and 44 tackles for loss. He committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]
College career
Stills played in 21 total games his first two years at West Virginia, recording 13 tackles and one sack.[3][4] He became a starter his junior year in 2019 and recorded 46 tackles and seven sacks.[5] Prior to his senior season, Stills was selected the Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.[6]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
278 lb (126 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.98 s | 1.71 s | 2.81 s | 4.49 s | 7.18 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 23 reps | |
Sources:[7][8] |
Las Vegas Raiders
Stills signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021.[9] He was waived/injured on August 24, 2021 and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released on August 26.
Kansas City Chiefs
On January 11, 2022, Stills signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[11] He was waived on May 10, 2022.[12]
Birmingham Stallions
Stills signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on November 22, 2022.[13] On March 27, 2023, Stills was released by the Stallions.[14]
Mass Pirates
Stills signed with the Mass Pirates on May 19, 2023, according to their instagram.
Personal life
Several of Stills family members played in the NFL and Division I football. His brother Dante, plays defensive line at West Virginia.[15] Their father, Gary, played in the NFL for 10 years and also played for the Chiefs.[16] Stills uncle, Ken, and cousin, Kenny also played in the NFL.
References
- West Virginian, Matt Welch Times (2 January 2016). "Darius Stills garners national recognition". Times West Virginian.
- Gazette-Mail, Chris Anderson For the (August 2016). "WVU recruiting: Fairmont Senior's Darius Stills commits to Mountaineers". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- Hertzel, Bob (9 August 2019). "Darius Stills ready to step out of the shadow". Times West Virginian.
- "Darius Stills ready to show it's also his time to shine on defensive line". April 4, 2019.
- writer, Ryan Pritt Staff (31 August 2020). "WVU football: Darius Stills ready to lead Mountaineer defense". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- "West Virginia's Darius Stills selected Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. 20 July 2020.
- "Darius Stills Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "2021 NFL Draft Scout Darius Stills College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Raiders sign ten undrafted free agents". Raiders.com. May 7, 2021.
- "Raiders trim roster to 80-player limit before preseason finale". Raiders.com. August 24, 2021.
- "Chiefs sign 7 players to reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. January 11, 2022.
- "Chiefs complete 7 transactions following rookie minicamp". Arrowhead Pride. May 10, 2022.
- @USFLStallions (November 22, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved November 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
- @USFLStallions (March 27, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Twitter.
- Taylor, G. Allan. "West Virginia's Stills brothers have always been side by side, but will they get one more season together?". The Athletic.
- "Just like dad: DL Dante, Darius Stills create sacks for WVU". USA TODAY.