2018 Football Roster
Darnell Salomon
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Central HS
SALOMONโS CAREER HIGHS
Receptions ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 5, (3X) last at Houston (10/27/18)
Receiving Yards ย ย ย ย 139, at UCF (11/24/17)ย
Long ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 83 (TD), at UCF (11/24/17)
Receiving TD ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 2, at Illinois (9/15/18)
2018: Played in 10 games, earning four starts on the outsideโฆfinished fourth on the team with 25 catches and 440 yardsโฆled the Bulls with four touchdown receptionsโฆcaught a touchdown pass in three-straight games from Sept. 8 โ Sept. 22โฆhad five catches for 95 yards and two scores at Illinois (9/15)โฆposted two catches for 79 yards against ECU (9/22), which included a 66-yard touchdown receptionโฆmade three grabs for 37 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech (9/8)โฆhad five catches for 43 yards at Houston (10/27).
2017: Ranked third on the team with 32 receptions for 512 yards (16.0 ypc) and five touchdownsโฆcaught at least one pass in 10 gamesโฆcaught four passes for 47 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, against Texas Tech in the Birmingham Bowl (12/23)...set career highs with five catches for 139 yards and a touchdown at UCF (11/24) and posted a career long 83-yard touchdown reception that helped USF tied the game up late in the fourth quarterโฆcaught two passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against Tulsa (11/16)โฆposted four receptions for 51 yards against UConn (11/4)โฆmade four receptions for 49 yards against Houston (10/28)โฆcaught three passes for 50 yards and a touchdown against Tulane (10/21)โฆcaught four passes for 40 yards against Cincinnati (10/14)โฆcaught one pass for 30 yards against East Carolina (9/30)โฆstarted the season with two receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown at San Jose State (8/26).
2016: Saw action in eight games...made his first career catch vs. UConn (10/15)...had two catches for 14 yards on the year....helped the Gulf Coast Offense set school records with 77 touchdowns and 6,650 yards of total offense.
MIAMI CENTRAL HS: Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals, Scoutโฆrated as the 11th-best receiver in the state of Florida by Scout...rated as the No. 15 overall receiver recruit by ESPNโฆalso received offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, UCF, USC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington State and Templeโฆplayed for Roland Smith at Miami Central, which went 10-2 and won theย Class 6A championship in 2015โฆteam MVPโฆnamed to the Florida All-State Class 6A Third Team as a seniorโฆcaught 32 passes for 527 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior...rated as the top recruit from Miami-Dade County by the Miami Herald...invited to the Rivals Five-Star Challenge...first-team All-Dade as a junior and seniorโฆa four-year starter who was a part of two state championship teamsโฆtotaled 136 receptions for 2,565 yards and 31 touchdowns in his prep careerโฆplayed his sophomore and junior seasons at Champagnat in Hialeahโฆplayed as a freshman at Hollywood Hills.
PERSONAL: Born on July 3, 1997 in Miamiโฆthe son of Stephanie Salomon...pre-general business major.
