Darien Porter

Cornerback, Las Vegas Raiders · #26.

Player facts

Team: Las Vegas Raiders
Position: Cornerback
Number: 26
Born: Jan 6, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Bettendorf, IA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 195 lbs
College: Iowa State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	10	6	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	1	0	0
Career	52	35	17	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	7	1	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NE	L 45-17	7	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs KC	L 30-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ NO	W 35-27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs MIA	W 27-13	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Darien Porter (born January 6, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones and was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Darien Porter, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Porter attended Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa, where he played wide receiver and cornerback. As a senior he had 27 receptions for 440 yards and seven touchdowns. Porter committed to Iowa State University to play college football. He also ran track in high school and broke the Iowa Class 4A state 400 meter record with a 46.99.

College career

Porter played wide receiver his first three years at Iowa State from 2019 to 2021 before switching to cornerback prior to the 2022 season. From 2019 to 2023, he played in 40 games, mostly on special teams, and had 33 tackles and blocked three punts. In 2024, he became a starter for the first time.

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