The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Darion Dunn
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- Oakdale, La.
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Oakdale
- Previous School:
- McNeese
- Major:
- Graduate School
A first-year defensive back who transferred from McNeese State in August 2020 … appeared in 12 games with one start … named to the 2021 Reese's Senior Bowl Top 250 Watch List … a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2021).
SENIOR (2021)
Played in all 12 games with one start … registered 22 tackles (16 solo), one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and two pass breakups … had three tackles (two solo) and a forced fumble in the season-opening win against Louisiana … notched three tackles (three solo) at Arkansas … collected two tackles (one solo) in a 58-0 win against Rice … totaled three solo tackles against Texas Tech … had one tackle at TCU and two in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … made one tackle at Baylor … tallied a season-best four tackles (three solo) and had one tackle for loss at Iowa State … made three tackles (three solo) at West Virginia.
BEFORE TEXAS
Earned 2020 Preseason HERO Sports FCS All-American third team honors at McNeese State ... selected 2020 Preseason All-Southland Conference 1st Team ... appeared in 29 games at McNeese, making 23 starts, and recorded 83 tackles, seven interceptions and 20 pass breakups ... tabbed first-team All-Southland Conference in 2019 ... started all 12 games and posted 42 tackles, tied for conference lead with five interceptions and ranked 18th in the FCS with 16 passes defended ... pulled in two interceptions against both Alcorn and Northwestern State ... played in 11 games, making seven starts as a sophomore in 2018 ... finished seventh on the team with 33 total tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, tied for the team lead with two interceptions notched a season-high five tackles on three occasions at Houston Baptist, versus Nicholls and at Northwestern State ... named SLC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at HBU where he picked off two passes to go along with his five tackles ... chosen preseason second-team All-SLC in 2018 ... appeared in six games with two starts as a redshirt freshman in 2017 ... tallied eight tackles including one for a loss ... recorded three tackles at Akron ... redshirted in 2016 ... also ran hurdles with the track and field team at McNeese and won a bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships ... finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the SLC Indoor Track Championships in both 2018 and 2019, before setting a school record and winning the event in 2020 with a time of 7.89 seconds ... SLC Commissioner's 2017 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2021).
High School
An all-state honoree at wide receiver for Oakdale High School in Oakdale, La. ... named a Louisiana Class 2A All-State selection at wide receiver in 2015 ... chosen to the All-Southwest Louisiana Small School First Team ... tabbed first-team All-District 3-2A as both a wide receiver and a defensive back ... registered 1,006 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior ... a first-team 2A All-State selection by the Louisiana Football Coaches Association and honorable mention by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 2014 ... selected first-team All-SWLA and All-CENLA ... earned second-team all-district honors as a wide receiver as a sophomore ... ran track in high school and was a state champion in the 110-meter hurdles.
