Darson Jeanty holds the RUSH · Backup spot in Sacramento State Hornets’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Darson Jeanty is a 6'3", 215-pound rush linebacker from Hillside, New Jersey, who transferred to Sacramento State for the 2026 season. A 2022 graduate of Hillside HS, he went on to play three seasons at Lafayette, accumulating 56 total tackles. In 2025, he posted 33 tackles including 18 solos and 4.5 for loss, with a season-high eight tackles versus Princeton. He also logged sacks against Fordham and Holy Cross, plus a half-sack against Lehigh. The year prior he recorded 21 tackles, beginning with five stops at Buffalo. Jeanty majors in economics.

Lafayettethrough 2025

Sacramento State2026 — present