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DaRon Bland

Cornerback, Dallas Cowboys · #26.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Cornerback
Number: 26
Born: Jul 12, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Modesto, CA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 202 lbs
College: Fresno State
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	23	16	7	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	1.5	1
Last 5 Games	23	16	7	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	1	0
Career	260	181	79	1	1	15	296	19.7	6	68	35	7	16

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 8	vs TB	L 24-16	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ HOU	W 34-30	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs BAL	L 34-31	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs WSH	W 37-20	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ NYG	L 28-20	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

DaRon Bland ( də-RON; born July 12, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sacramento State Hornets before transferring to the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Cowboys selected Bland in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. In 2023, he led the NFL with 9 interceptions and set the NFL single-season record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown with five; this also tied Ken Houston's record for the most defensive touchdowns in a single season.

From Wikipedia’s article on DaRon Bland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bland grew up in Modesto, California, and attended Central Catholic High School, playing receiver on the football team as well as running track and field. He was named the Valley Oak League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.

College career

Bland began his college career at Sacramento State. As a junior, he was named first-team All-Big Sky Conference after recording 43 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and forced fumbles with two interceptions and eight passes broken up. After his senior season was canceled and moved to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bland entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

Bland ultimately committed to transfer to Fresno State. In his only season with the Bulldogs, he recorded 45 tackles with five passes defended and two interceptions in 13 games played.

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