2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
Darius Mosely
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Ill.
- High School:
- O'Fallon Township
2016 Senior
- Played in all 12 games with eight starts at cornerback
- 32 tackles (19 solo), 1.0 TFL, two interceptions, four PBUs, one fumble recovery on the season
- 78-yard interception return for a touchdown at Rutgers
- 15-yard fumble recovery return at Rutgers
- First career interception at Nebraska
- Tied career high with five solo tackles at Michigan
- 21 punt returns for 102 yards (5.1 yards per return) on the season
- Career-long 22-yard punt return against Murray State
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Junior
- Played in 11 games as a backup cornerback and on special teams
- Made three tackles (1 solo) on season
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Sophomore
- Played in all 13 games and started two (Northwestern and Penn State), recording 28 tackles, two TFLs, two PBUs and a fumble recovery
- Also totaled 49 punt return yards and 43 kick return yards
- Totaled a season-high seven tackles against Western Kentucky
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2013 Freshman
- Played in all 12 games and started three
- Recorded 36 tackles, 0.5 TFLs, one PBU and one fumble recovery on the season
- Set career highs with nine tackles and five solos against Northwestern, including his first career half-TFL
- Had seven tackles, including a career-high five solos, and his first career PBU against Penn State
- Made his first career start against Michigan State and recovered his first career fumble
- Made Illini debut in season-opener against SIU, recording three tackles
- Enrolled early at Illinois and participated in 2013 spring practices
High School
- Four-star recruit by ESPN and three-star by Scout and Rivals
- Ranked the No. 10 senior in Illinois by Rivals
- Ranked No. 37 cornerback in nation by Rivals and No. 34 CB by Scout
- Earned three letters in football, two in basketball and one in track
- Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior
- First-team All-Southwestern Conference in 2011 and 2012, including Co-Player of the Year as a senior
- First-team Metro East All-Area and St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Area honors as a senior
- Named to the Class 7A All-State Academic team as a junior
- Southwestern Conference All-Scholar-Athlete as a junior
- Third-team all-conference as a sophomore
- Helped lead O'Fallon to the state playoffs all three years on varsity, helping his team to a conference co-championship as a junior and a conference title as a sophomore
- Had 1,126 yards receiving (16.3 ypc) and caught 10 touchdowns in 2012
- Also had 33 tackles, one interception, two punt returns for touchdowns and one kickoff return for TD in 2012
- Had 630 yards in receptions with five touchdowns, 50 tackles, four interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) and one fumble recovery for a touchdown as a junior
- Had 37 tackles with one interception and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore
Personal
- Born Sept. 15, 1994
- Parents are Delano and Deondra Mosely
- Named to the National Honor Society
- Says his biggest thrill in sports is returning punts and interceptions for touchdowns
- Favorite athlete is Robert Griffin III because of his elusiveness and leadership abilities
- Named to the academic honor roll all four years in high school
- Majoring in sport management
Career Highs
Tackles: 9 vs. Northwestern, 11/30/13
Solos: 5, three times (last at Michigan, 10/22/16)
TFLs: 1.0, twice (last vs. Penn State, 11/22/14)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, three times (last at Rutgers, 10/15/16)
PBUs: 1, five times (last at Michigan, 10/22/16)
Interception: 1, twice (last at Rutgers, 10/15/16)
Interception Return Yards: 78 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
Touchdowns: 1 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
Kick Returns: 2 at Ohio State, 11/1/14
Kick Return Yardage: 21 at Ohio State, 11/1/14
Punt Returns: 4 vs. Western Michigan, 9/17/16
Punt Return Yardage: 27 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
Long Punt Return: 22 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16
All-Purpose Yards: 105 at Rutgers, 10/15/16
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