2018 Football Roster

South Florida
South Florida

3 Darnell Salomon

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 207
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • High School Miami Central HS

Biography

SALOMON’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions                 5, (3X) last at Houston (10/27/18)
Receiving Yards     139, at UCF (11/24/17) 
Long                 83 (TD), at UCF (11/24/17)
Receiving TD             2, at Illinois (9/15/18)

2018: Played in 10 games, earning four starts on the outside…finished fourth on the team with 25 catches and 440 yards…led the Bulls with four touchdown receptions…caught a touchdown pass in three-straight games from Sept. 8 – Sept. 22…had five catches for 95 yards and two scores at Illinois (9/15)…posted two catches for 79 yards against ECU (9/22), which included a 66-yard touchdown reception…made three grabs for 37 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Tech (9/8)…had 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 touchdowns…caught at least one pass in 10 games…caught 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 quarter…caught two passes for 44 yards and a touchdown against Tulsa (11/16)…posted four receptions for 51 yards against UConn (11/4)…made four receptions for 49 yards against Houston (10/28)…caught three passes for 50 yards and a touchdown against Tulane (10/21)…caught four passes for 40 yards against Cincinnati (10/14)…caught one pass for 30 yards against East Carolina (9/30)…started 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, Scout…rated as the 11th-best receiver in the state of Florida by Scout...rated as the No. 15 overall receiver recruit by ESPN…also 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 Temple…played for Roland Smith at Miami Central, which went 10-2 and won the  Class 6A championship in 2015…team MVP…named to the Florida All-State Class 6A Third Team as a senior…caught 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 senior…a four-year starter who was a part of two state championship teams…totaled 136 receptions for 2,565 yards and 31 touchdowns in his prep career…played his sophomore and junior seasons at Champagnat in Hialeah…played as a freshman at Hollywood Hills.

PERSONAL: Born on July 3, 1997 in Miami…the son of Stephanie Salomon...pre-general business major.


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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 215 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 215 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 207 lbs
    3