Honour Roll

East Division All-Star, 2021

2022: Blue Bombers/Tiger-Cats

The Blue Bombers landed Darby, Jr. in a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 4^th in exchange for defensive end Cedric Wilcots II, marking the second time the team had made a deal to acquire him in two years after he had signed with Hamilton in free agency in February of 2022.
Darby, Jr. made two regular season starts for the Blue Bombers last year after the trade and had six tackles before adding four more tackles and a sack, combined in the Western Final win over B.C. and the Grey Cup loss to Toronto. His combined Hamilton/Winnipeg totals saw him play 12 regular season games and register 29 tackles with one sack and one interception.
He signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the Blue Bombers on February 5th, 2023.

2021: Blue Bombers

The Blue Bombers acquired Darby, Jr. in a trade with the Toronto Argonauts on July 19, 2021 in exchange for American offensive lineman Terry Poole and the veteran defensive back quickly transitioned into the club’s dominant defence.
Darby, Jr. started nine regular-season games plus the Western Final and Grey Cup, registering 34 tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass knockdown. He was solid in the playoffs, adding two tackles and a sack in the Western Final win over Saskatchewan and six tackles, a pass knockdown and interception in the Grey Cup victory over Hamilton.

2017-19: Argonauts

Darby, Jr. first signed with the Argonauts in July of 2017 and appeared in 43 games over three years with Toronto, finishing with 137 tackles, one sack and eight interceptions. He was a member of the 2017 Grey Cup champion Argonauts, although he was on the injured list and did not play in the game.

College/Pro

Darby, Jr. played his college ball at Arizona State and had 10 interceptions during his days with the Sun Devils.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Diego Chargers in 2014 and had NFL looks with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.