Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Frank Darby was born September 8, 1997 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a wide receiver in the National Football League.

Darby attended Lincoln High School. Darby was named first-team All-State as a senior after 35 receptions for 957 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense and 27 tackles, one interception and three forced fumbles on defense. Darby was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Iowa. After initially not qualifying to sign with Iowa due to a low SAT score, he chose Arizona State over offers from Rutgers and Boston College.

Darby redshirted his true freshman season. He finished his redshirt sophomore season with 21 catches for 421 yards and two touchdowns. As a redshirt junior, he caught 31 passes for 616 yards and eight touchdowns.[6] Darby was limited by injury as a senior and appeared in two of the Sun Devils' four games in the COVID-19 shortened Pac-12 season, catching six passes for 46 yards and one touchdown. Darby finished his collegiate career with 1,317 receiving yards on 67 receptions with 13 touchdowns. Darby was selected in the 6th round with the 187th pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Darby made his NFL debut in Week 5 against the New York Jets, playing on special teams. He caught a 14-yard pass from Josh Rosen for his first career reception on November 14, 2021, in a 43-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10.

On August 30, 2022, Darby was waived by the Falcons and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2022.