Darius Stills
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 1, 1998 Fairmont, West Virginia |
| 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 | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Darius Stills (born May 1, 1998) is an American football defensive tackle who is free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.
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[]
Stills signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2021.[7] He was waived/injured on August 24, 2021 and placed on injured reserve.[8] He was released on August 26.
Personal life[]
His brother, Dante Stills, also plays defensive line on the Mountaineers football team.[9] Their father, Gary Stills, starred at WVU, and played in the NFL for 10 years.[10] Gary's brother is Ken Stills, former safety and father of wide receiver Kenny Stills.
References[]
- ^ West Virginian, Matt Welch Times. "Darius Stills garners national recognition". Times West Virginian.
- ^ Gazette-Mail, Chris Anderson For the. "WVU recruiting: Fairmont Senior's Darius Stills commits to Mountaineers". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
- ^ Hertzel, Bob. "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. "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
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- Living people
- African-American players of American football
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- Players of American football from West Virginia
- American football defensive tackles
- West Virginia Mountaineers football players
- All-American college football players
- Las Vegas Raiders players
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