Mr MAC SAYS Jr. QB Dashawn Darden Is The Engineer Of The Aggie Train Coming To Reading

Jr. QB Dashawn Darden (A Chuck Greco Photo)

MACfb News - If you have ever been to Delaware Valley University to watch an Aggies football game, you have seen the trains passing through on a regular basis. Well, folks, there is another train in town and it scores touchdowns on a regular basis. It is the Aggies of DelVal. And the engineer of this train is Jr. QB Dashawn Darden. He is a talented young man and his size will full the best of defensive players. He has quick speed and can scramble out of most adverse situations. And his accuracy throwing the pigskin on the move is scary for DIII defensive secondary players. No receivers open, no problem because he will tuck the ball under and slam into the D-line if there isn't a crack to squeeze through. Talented, intelligent, savvy and cool under pressure are just a few adjectives to describe this QB.


So, Albright will have their hands full Saturday, October 7th in Reading, PA. This will be the fourth away game for DelVal and they seem to handle trips without affect on their game. Take last Friday as an example as they traveled to Madison, NJ and defeated the FDU-Florham Devils 60-7. They were ahead 34-7 at halftime and added another 24 points to finish the unbalanced contest.

Jr. QB Dashawn Darden Connects With So. WR Dan Allen (A Chuck Greco Photo)

Darden did what he always does, throw the football. He competed 16 out of 20 pass attempts. He hit four touchdown passes and had one interception (2 all year). The need to run was not there as the Devils did not put enough coverage or pressure on Dashawn to abandon the called play. Against Wilkes and Stevenson, he pushed close to 100 yards on the ground and has two rushing touchdowns for the year.

So this week, the Aggies are boarding the train get ready for he showdown of the undefeateds. Dashawn Darden should be ready to engineer this train to victory. It should be a good one so get out there and watch another great MAC DIII football game.

DASHAWN DARDEN PROFLE:

2016: Started all 11 games... Selected to the all-MAC team as an honorable mention selection... Completed 131 of 237 passes for 1,850 yards and 18 touchdowns... Also added 501 yards and eight scores on 110 carries... Opened the year with 214 passing yards and a touchdown as well as a rushing score in win at No. 7 Wesley... Was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts... Received same honor for Wilkes games thanks to 324 yards of total offense and five touchdowns (three passing, two receiving)... Rushed and threw for two touchdowns apiece at Widener... Tossed two scores in Centennial-MAC Bowl Series win at Muhlenberg.

2015: Played in all 11 contests, including starting the final five games... Was 47-of-87 for 696 yards with 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions... Added 594 rushing yards on 89 attempts (6.7 avg) and four scores... Tossed three touchdown passes in back-to-back weeks versus Lebanon Valley and at Lycoming... Had six carries for 98 yards and a trip to the end zone in the King's game.

Regards,

Mr. MAC

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