Darius Snow

Sixth-year graduate senior and three-year letterwinner has played in 36 career games, including 12 starts (nine in 2021, one in 2022, two in 2024) . . . has 127 career tackles, including 6.5 TFLs (14 yards) . . . four-time Academic All-Big Ten, three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and two-time Academic All-District honoree . . . named to National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society in 2025. 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played in all 12 games, including two starts (Boston College, Iowa) . . . recorded 29 tackles . . . played a total of 202 snaps on defense at linebacker . . . made 121 appearances on special teams, fifth most on the team . . . recorded a team-best seven tackles on special teams . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the fourth year in a row . . . named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the third consecutive year after earning a 4.0 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year . . . also named to the Academic All-District Team for the second time in his career (2021) . . . recorded one assisted tackle in playing 14 snaps on defense against Rutgers . . . tallied two tackles with 0.5 TFL in Purdue game, charting 22 defensive snaps and seven special teams snaps . . . posted five tackles in the first half of Illinois alone, tying a season-high from five stops vs. Iowa (10/19/24) . . . finished game at Illinois with a team-leading seven tackles, for a new season-high and most stops post-injury, after missing a majority of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with an injury; it was his most stops since seven tackles in the 2021 matchup with Penn State (11/27/21) . . . logged one tackle in Indiana game, charting both defense and special teams plays . . . tallied two tackles on defense in game at Michigan, logging 28 defensive and 11 special teams plays . . . posted five tackles in Iowa game, including four on kick return, matching jersey number with 23 defensive snaps and adding 10 special teams plays; named Spartan Co-Special Teams Player of the Week against the Hawkeyes . . . registered three tackles, with two on defense and one on special teams, in game at Oregon, charting 17 defensive snaps and 11 special teams plays . . . was in on limited defense and special teams action in Ohio State game . . . posted one stop in playing 11 snaps in starting assignment at Boston College . . . logged one tackle in 11 snaps in Prairie View A&M game . . . tallied three tackles in game at Maryland, posting 25 snaps . . . logged three tackles while playing seven snaps in season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic. 2023 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Recorded six tackles in four games . . . after missing nearly the entire 2022 season with an injury, completed his comeback in returning to action in Week 3 against Washington, tallying two tackles in 17 snaps . . . played in three more games (Maryland, Iowa, Rutgers) before missing the final six games of the season . . . played a total of 55 defensive snaps and made 30 appearances on special teams units . . . registered one tackle in logging 12 snaps at Rutgers . . . saw increased role in Iowa game, tallying three tackles in playing 24 snaps . . . had limited action in Maryland game with two defensive snaps and was in on special teams . . . after missing first two games of the season, returned to action in Week 3 vs. Washington . . . named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team for the third year in a row. 2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Started at linebacker in season opener vs. Western Michigan, making two tackles in playing 29 snaps before suffering a season-ending injury . . . named Academic All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year . . . after playing at nickelback and safety in 2021, made the position switch to linebacker during spring practice. 2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including nine consecutive starts to close out the season . . . started eight games at nickelback before starting at safety in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. No. 12 Pittsburgh . . . ranked third on the team and 18th in the Big Ten with 87 tackles (61 solo, 26 assists) . . . also had 5.5 tackles for loss (13 yards), three pass break-ups, one interception (vs. Indiana) and one fumble recovery (vs. Purdue) . . . played a total of 650 snaps on defense and 191 on special teams . . . named to the NCAA Division I Academic All-District 5 Team, with a 3.76 GPA as a graphic design major . . . collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . earned honorable mention All-Big Ten by the media . . . had 74 of his 87 tackles in the last nine games, all starting assignments . . . had three double-digit tackle outings (carer-high 16 vs. Ohio State, 13 vs. Purdue, 10 vs. Michigan) . . . collected one assisted tackle in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Pitt while starting at safety . . . started Penn State game, logging seven stops with 0.5 tackle for loss, along with one pass break-up, in playing 48 snaps . . . started at Ohio State and posted a career-high 16 tackles, in playing all 86 snaps, the only Spartan defensive player to play every snap and one of three players overall . . . the 16 stops tied for the second-most by a Spartan defender in 2021, behind senior safety Xavier Henderson’s 17 tackles vs. Nebraska (9/25/21) and matching sophomore safety Angelo Grose with 16 stops vs. Western Kentucky (10/2/21) . . . shared the team-lead with seven tackles in Maryland game, adding one pass break-up, in playing 69 defensive snaps . . . recorded first fumble recovery of career in the third quarter of Purdue game, and also registered 13 tackles (11 solos, two assists), posting double-digit stops for the second game in a row, while the 11 solo stops bettered not only previous career-high for solo stops of six, but also total tackles as well, also matching career-best 1.5 tackles for loss . . . started Michigan game at nickelback and logged 10 tackles while playing in season-high 75 defensive snaps, along with 20 special teams plays . . . started game at Indiana at nickelback and notched six tackles as well as snaring first career interception, returning it 10 yards . . . registered nine tackles at Rutgers, leading MSU’s defense and matching the game-high, in playing 46 snaps . . . posted five tackles in Western Kentucky game, playing 33 snaps, in his first career start . . . tallied two tackles in Nebraska game, notching 32 defensive snaps . . . registered four tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss at Miami, playing 33 snaps . . . posted four tackles in Youngstown State game, recording 15 snaps . . . saw action in season-opening win at Northwestern, notching three tackles, including one tackle for loss, in playing 27 defensive snaps. 2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in six games on special teams to earn his first letter . . . made three tackles, all on kick return coverage at Michigan . . . saw action on 40 plays on special teams . . . made Spartan debut at Michigan and logged three tackles on kick return coverage . . . enrolled at Michigan State for the 2020 spring semester. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked one of the best overall players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 325) . . . rated one of the top safeties in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 31) and ESPN.com (No. 39) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of Texas by 247Sports (No. 43) and Rivals.com (No. 57) . . . was rated the No. 11 overall player among the top 50 recruits in the Class of 2020 by The Dallas Morning News . . . played for Coach Brian Brazil at Hebron High School . . . finished with 322 tackles in three seasons of varsity in high school . . . named the District 6-6A Defensive MVP as a senior in 2019 . . . selected to The Dallas Morning News SportsDay All-Area First Team on defense . . . had 88 tackles (68 solo, 20 assists) his senior season . . . named to the Academic All-State Team as an honorable mention selection . . . recorded 108 tackles and three pass break-ups his junior season in 2018 as Hebron reached the third round of the Class 6A playoffs; was an honorable mention AP all-state choice . . . was a first-team Associated Press Class 6A all-state honoree as a sophomore in 2017 after collecting 126 tackles (72 solo), one interception and three pass break-ups . . . also played basketball . . . born Dec. 10, 2001 . . . son of Eric Snow, who played basketball at Michigan State from 1991-95 and ranks fourth all-time in the Spartan record book with 599 career assists . . . Eric was a second-round NBA Draft selection by Milwaukee in 1995 and spent 13 seasons in the NBA (Seattle, 1995-98; Philadelphia, 1997-2004; Cleveland, 2004-08) . . . Darius’ uncle, Percy Snow, was a four-year letterwinner (1986-89) and two-time All-America linebacker for the Spartans and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame . . . graduated with his bachelor’s degree in graphic design in May 2023 and a master’s degree in strategic communication in December 2024 . . . has worked with the MSU Athletics and football creative staffs in designing several projects, including the 2022 schedule poster and several other projects. Skip Ad