Ronald
Darby.
Ronald
Darby.
Florida State· 5'11"· 193 lb· 4.38s 40
Cover-3 match and other zone-heavy schemes, particularly those that prioritize speed and agility in their secondary.
Year 1: immediate starter as an outside corner capable of playing press or off-coverage; Ceiling: a lockdown boundary corner who can shadow top receivers.
Man-heavy schemes that frequently ask him to consistently play trail technique against larger, more physical receivers.
Darby's elite speed and quickness make him a valuable asset in schemes that ask corners to play a variety of coverages and utilize his athleticism in space.
Selected #50 overall in Round 2 of the 2015 NFL Draft by Buffalo Bills out of Florida State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.38sp50
- Vertical
- 41.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 129inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.94sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.14sp50
- Bench
- 12repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Florida State | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Ronald Darby has played nine seasons as a starting cornerback for the Bills, Eagles, Commanders, Broncos, and Ravens. He was a key contributor to the Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory.