University of Miami Athletics

Darian Mensah

position

Quarterback

Height

6-3

Weight

205 lbs.

Class

Redshirt Junior

Hometown

San Luis Obispo, Calif.

High School

Saint Joseph

Previous School

Duke / Tulane

Darian Mensah - Football - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors & Accolades

  • 2025 All-ACC, Second Team
  • 2025 Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist
  • 2025 Academic All-ACC
Before Miami

Arrived in Coral Gables after spending 2025 season at Duke, where he helped lead Blue Devils to ACC Championship in lone season with program…Selected to All-ACC Second Team…Named semifinalist for Davey O’Brien Award honoring nation’s top quarterback in 2025…Started all 14 games for Blue Devils and finished with 3,973 yards and 34 touchdowns compared to just six interceptions…Named MVP of ACC Championship Game and Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl…Spent 2023-24 seasons at Tulane…In first season as Tulane starting signal-caller in 2024, compiled 2,855 yards of total offense (2,723 passing yards) with 22 touchdowns and six interceptions…Redshirted 2023 season with Green Wave.

High School

Named Mountain League Player of the Year after posting completion percentage of 69 percent with 2,256 yards though the air and 25 total touchdowns on season in final year at Saint Joseph…Added eight rushing scores…Helped lead team to 10-2 record in 2022 and 7-0 mark in Mountain League…Also played basketball at Saint Joseph…Boasted 3.5 GPA at Saint Joseph.