2006: Darkins missed spring practice while rehabilitating from a bicep injury suffered against Washington State during the 2005 season...if healthy he will compete for the starting job at middle linebacker in August. 2005: Started six games, finishing with 35 tackles, including 5.5 for loss...made a career-high seven stops at UCLA and five a week later vs. Arizona...made his first career interception early in the fourth quarter in the win at No. 18 California (Joe Ayoob)...one of two Beavers (Keenan Lewis) to earn first team Pac-10 All-Academic honors. 2004: Andy played in all 12 games, mainly on special teams...made a key recovery on an onside kick attempt by Arizona preserving a Beaver victory...had eight tackles for the season, including five in the regular season finale vs. Oregon...had a tackle-for-loss on a memorable hit against Notre Dame in the Insight Bowl. 2003: Redshirt.
LAKE OSWEGO: The state 4A Defensive Player of the Year, as selected by The Oregonian...the Three Rivers League Defensive Player of the Year, as well as first team all-state at linebacker...second team all-league running back...PacWestFootball selected him eighth on the West Coast in its linebacker rankings...PrepStar Magazine all-region and Tacoma News Tribune’s Northwest Nuggets team member...Student Sports Magazine All-American team following his senior year...made 133 tackles, including 49 for loss and eight quarterbacks sacks, as a senior...127 tackles and eight sacks as a junior as he earned first team all-league and third team all-state...played fullback on offense, mainly as a blocker in the Lake Oswego offense, and helped the program produce over 5,000 yards rushing as a junior and senior...helped Lake Oswego to the state title game as a senior...played for former OSU All-American wide receiver and OSU Sports Hall of Fame member Steve Coury...former OSU standout cornerback and NFL player Kenny Taylor served as Darkins’ personal trainer...selected to play in the 2003 Les Schwab Bowl, but injuries prevented him from participating.
PERSONAL: Born in Lake Oswego, Oregon...son of Chris and Martha Darkins...Chris is a real estate broker and Martha is a registered nurse...has one brother, Will...graduated from Lake Oswego with a 3.70 cumulative GPA and was selected as the National Football Foundation Three Rivers Scholar Athlete of the Year and the Oregon Lineman Scholar-Athlete of the Year...student body officer as a sophomore and junior...a columnist for the OSU student newspaper – The Daily Barometer...a double major in history and political science.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year UT AT Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds CF RC BrUp Int KB
2005 21 14 35 5.5-8 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
2004 5 3 8 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 Redshirt
Totals 5 3 8 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
GAME-BY-GAME (2005)
UT-AT-TOT TFL-YDS SACKS-YDS
Portland St. 3-1-4 1-2 0-0
Boise State 0-0-0 0-0 0-0
Louisville 1-0-1 0-0 0-0
Arizona St. 1-1-2 0-0 0-0
WSU 4-0-4 1-4 0-0
Cal 1-2-3 1-1 0-0
UCLA 4-3-7 1-1 0-0
Arizona 3-2-5 1-0 0-0
Washington 2-1-3 .5-0 0-0
Stanford 0-3-3 0-0 0-0
Oregon 2-1-3 0-0 0-0
Int-1 (Cal) FF-1 (UCLA)
GAME-BY-GAME (2004)
UT-AT-TOT TFL-YDS SACKS-YDS
Boise St. 1-0-1 0-0 0-0
Oregon 2-3-5 0-0 0-0
Notre Dame 2-0-2 1-3 0-0
FR-1 (Arizona)
