Ty Darlington

Ty Darlington
Current position
TitleTight ends coach /
Co-offensive coordinator
TeamTulsa
ConferenceThe American
Biographical details
Born (1994-12-03) December 3, 1994 (age 31)
Apopka, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
2012–2015Oklahoma
2016Tennessee Titans
PositionCenter
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017–2019Oklahoma (Offensive analyst)
2020–2021Oklahoma (GA)
2022Florida (Quality control)
2023Incarnate Word (TE)
2024Incarnate Word (OL)
2025–presentTulsa (TE / co-OC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2016Oklahoma (Administrative fellow)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Ty Darlington (born December 3, 1994) is an American football coach and former center who is currently the tight ends coach and co-offensive coordinator at Tulsa. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a two-time Academic All-American and won both the Wuerffel Trophy and William V. Campbell Trophy in his senior season.

Playing career

College

Darlington committed to playing college football at Oklahoma in 2011, a school that he grew up a fan of as his mother was a cheerleader for the Sooners. While at Oklahoma, he took part in a number of activities, where he was a leader of a Fellowship of Christian Athletes group, a vice chairman on the Student-Athletes Advisory Committee at OU, and a team captain for football. He was also a stellar student-athlete, compiling a 3.91 cumulative GPA while at Oklahoma, the only non-A he received being a B in a strength & conditioning course. As a senior, he racked up awards, being named the recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy, an award that considered the student-athlete equivalent of the Heisman Trophy and the Wuerffel Trophy, an award given to the player who combines community service with athletics and academics. He was also named to the 2015 All-Big 12 Conference first-team.

Professional

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+3⁄4 in
(1.90 m)		294 lb
(133 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		5.09 s1.78 s2.96 s4.71 s8.07 s28.5 in
(0.72 m)		8 ft 11 in
(2.72 m)		24 reps
All values from Pro Day

Darlington signed a professional contract with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted in 2016, but did not make the team. He retired from professional football shortly after and joined the athletics department at his alma mater Oklahoma as an administrative fellow and for Sooner Sports TV.

Coaching career

Darlington joined the Oklahoma coaching staff in 2017 as an offensive quality control coach. He was reassigned to a graduate assistant role in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "A Campbell Q&A with Ty Darlington". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Spring football about over, but work just beginning for OU center Ty Darlington". Tulsa World. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "For Oklahoma's Ty Darlington, missed chance at perfection precedes perfect ending". USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma's Ty Darlington wins Campbell Trophy as top scholar-athlete". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Ty Darlington Claims 2016 Wuerffel Trophy". Wuerffel Trophy. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2015 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ty Darlington College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Apopka High Grad Ty Darlington signs free agent contract with Titans". Apopka Voice. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Collected Wisdom of Ty Darlington". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma football: Ty Darlington accepts quality control position". OU Daily. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "OU football: In addition to Bob Stoops, a look at some other potential substitute coaches for Sooners". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 31, 2021.