2019 Football Roster
Mooney, Darnell
Jersey Number 3
Darnell Mooney
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gadsden, Ala.
- High School:
- Gadsden
Bio
2018: Posted a breakout junior season as he recorded single season highs for receptions (47), receiving yards (993) and touchdowns (8)…Earned Second Team All-AAC honors...His 20.6 yards per reception ranked sixth nationally…Was one of just eight players to start in every regular season game…Surpassed 100 yards receiving in four games…Recorded one of the best receiving performances in school history against ECU as he finished with six receptions for 217 yards and two touchdowns…His two touchdowns against ECU came from 86 and 79 yards out…His 217-yard receiving performance was just the sixth 200-yard receiving performance in school history.
2017: Started all 12 games as a sophomore…Finished the year with 599 yards receiving and four touchdowns…Averaged 17.6 yards per catch during the year…Opened the year with a pair of catches for 29 yards against Grambling State…Caught one pass for 11 yards at Oklahoma…Totaled three catches for 61 yards, including a then career-long 36-yard catch versus USF…Hauled in four receptions for 70 yards, including a 40-yard touchdowns against Memphis…Posted his first 100-yard receiving day of the season against Cincinnati, as he caught seven passes for 115 yards…Recorded a team-best six receptions for 67 yards at East Carolina…Closed out the year on a high note, as he caught six passes for 168 yards.
2016: Played in 12 games, including eight starts…Finished second on the team in receptions (24), yards (267) and touchdowns (2)…Rushed four times for 22 yards, including a long of eight…Made at least one reception in the final nine games of the season…In his first collegiate start vs. UL Lafayette on Sept. 24, Mooney caught three passes for 51 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown reception in the second overtime…Led the team in receptions (7) and receiving yards (63), both career highs, including a 21-yard touchdown catch, at Houston on Nov. 12.
High School: Prepped at Gadsen City High School for Coach Matt Scott as a wide receiver and defensive back…Led the Titans to a pair of state playoff appearances…Named an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 7A First-team All-State selection after his senior season when he caught 37 passes for 697 yards and nine touchdowns…Also returned three punts for touchdowns, one kickoff for a score while picking up one interception on defense as well…Was also the point guard on the basketball team and led his squad to three state playoff appearances.
Personal: Major is Applied Computing…Has two siblings.
Mooney’s Career Highs
Receptions 8, vs. Wake Forest, 8/30/18
Yards 217 vs. ECU, 11/10/18
Long 86 vs. ECU, 11/10/18
Touchdowns 2 (3x) (last) ECU, 11/10/18
Carries 2 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
Yards 14 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
Long 8 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
2017: Started all 12 games as a sophomore…Finished the year with 599 yards receiving and four touchdowns…Averaged 17.6 yards per catch during the year…Opened the year with a pair of catches for 29 yards against Grambling State…Caught one pass for 11 yards at Oklahoma…Totaled three catches for 61 yards, including a then career-long 36-yard catch versus USF…Hauled in four receptions for 70 yards, including a 40-yard touchdowns against Memphis…Posted his first 100-yard receiving day of the season against Cincinnati, as he caught seven passes for 115 yards…Recorded a team-best six receptions for 67 yards at East Carolina…Closed out the year on a high note, as he caught six passes for 168 yards.
2016: Played in 12 games, including eight starts…Finished second on the team in receptions (24), yards (267) and touchdowns (2)…Rushed four times for 22 yards, including a long of eight…Made at least one reception in the final nine games of the season…In his first collegiate start vs. UL Lafayette on Sept. 24, Mooney caught three passes for 51 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown reception in the second overtime…Led the team in receptions (7) and receiving yards (63), both career highs, including a 21-yard touchdown catch, at Houston on Nov. 12.
High School: Prepped at Gadsen City High School for Coach Matt Scott as a wide receiver and defensive back…Led the Titans to a pair of state playoff appearances…Named an Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 7A First-team All-State selection after his senior season when he caught 37 passes for 697 yards and nine touchdowns…Also returned three punts for touchdowns, one kickoff for a score while picking up one interception on defense as well…Was also the point guard on the basketball team and led his squad to three state playoff appearances.
Personal: Major is Applied Computing…Has two siblings.
Mooney’s Career Highs
Receptions 8, vs. Wake Forest, 8/30/18
Yards 217 vs. ECU, 11/10/18
Long 86 vs. ECU, 11/10/18
Touchdowns 2 (3x) (last) ECU, 11/10/18
Carries 2 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
Yards 14 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
Long 8 vs. Memphis, 10/14/16
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07
Tulane Tuesday: BAN Harvey Dyson - 9/2/25
Wednesday, September 03
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/2/25
Tuesday, September 02
Tulane Tuesday: WR Omari Hayes - 9/2/25
Tuesday, September 02
