Weber State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Darryl Denby
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, CA
- High School:
- Vista Murrieta
Darryl finished his career at Weber State in 2019. In five seasons with the Wildcats, he appeared in 43 career games at WSU and earned All-Big Sky honors as a senior. He was also part of WSU teams that went to three-straight FCS Playoffs and won back-to-back Big Sky titles.
He finished his career with 125 career receptions for 1,782 yards and 14 touchdowns, ranking 17th in WSU history in career receptions and 17th in receiving yards.
2018 (Senior)
Earned All-Big Sky Conference honors for the first time in his career, picking up honorable mention honors...Played in 11 games during the season and helped Weber State to another historic season and a second-straight Big Sky title...Led Weber State in receiving yards with 541 yards on the season for an average of 49.2 per game...Finished the season with 38 receptions and seven touchdowns, also most on the team...Had a career-high 154 receiving yards in the FCS Quarterfinals against Maine...Finished the game with seven catches and one touchdown...Also had five catches for 107 yards and two touchdowns in Weber State’s win at North Dakota, and had a career-long catch of 69 yards for a touchdown...Had at least two receptions in every game played dudring the season.
2017
Played in four games for the Wildcats before sitting out the rest of the season with injuries...Had four catches for 85 yards, all coming in the first two games...Had two catches for 27 yards in the record-setting win over Montana Western and had two receptions for 58 yards at Cal, with a season-long catch of 52 yards.
2016 (Junior)
Played in all 12 games for the Wildcats, helping Weber State reach the FCS Playoffs...Had 48 receptions for 549 yards on the season, second most yards on the team...Also had five touchdowns and averaged 45.8 yards receiving per game...Had at least one reception in all 12 games and had six receptions for a season-high 93 yards and a touchdown against Northern Arizona...Also had seven receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown in WSU’s win at UC Davis...Also had five punt returns for 25 yards and had 12 rushing attempts for 50 yards.
2015 (Sophomore)
Played in all 11 games and started 10 games at wide receiver and punt returner for the Wildcats...Totaled 26 receptions for 397 yards and one touchdown...Had a career-best game of seven catches for 130 yards and one touchdown in Weber State’s come-from-behind win over North Dakota on Oct. 17...Also had 71 receiving yards against Sacramento State and 71 at Eastern Washington...Also had 10 carries for 56 yards...Ranked fifth in the Big Sky in punt returns with 16 returns for 107 yards, an average of 6.7 yards per return...Had a seasonal best three returns for 51 yards at Northern Arizona.
2014 (Freshman)
Battled injuries throughout the season but still appeared in five games as a true freshman after signing with Weber State in February 2014...Had nine receptions for 210 yards and one touchdown in the five games...Had three catches for 97 yards at Montana State, including a season-long 36-yard reception...Followed that up with five catches for 100 yards and one touchdown against Portland State...Also had nine rushing attempts for 62 yards and had a season-long 22-yard rush at Northern Arizona.
Vista Murrieta High School
Played wide receiver and cornerback for coach Coley Candaele at Vista Murrieta High School and earned Second Team All-League honors...As a sophomore helped lead his team to a championship...Also played basketball and baseball.
Personal
Was born June 9, 1996, in Riverside, California...Full name is Darryl Kevin Denby II...Parents are Darryl and Felicia Denby...Has two younger sisters, Alesia and Alexia...Is majoring in Communication at Weber State.
