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Darius Rush

Cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers.

Player facts

Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Cornerback
Born: Feb 22, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Kingstree, SC, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 198 lbs
College: South Carolina
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0

About

Darius Jaloyd Rush (born February 22, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

From Wikipedia’s article on Darius Rush, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

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. As a senior, he caught 47 passes for 863 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown. Rush committed to play college football at South Carolina over offers from Charlotte and Miami-Ohio.

College career

Rush redshirted his true freshman season at South Carolina. 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. He had 38 tackles with seven passes broken up, two interceptions and one forced fumble as a redshirt senior. Rush graduated with a degree in sport and entertainment management and declared for the 2023 NFL draft following the 2022 season.

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