Darius WestSouth Team

SUMMARY:

• Played in 36 games with 24 starting assignments
• All four of his career picks were against SEC foes (Texas A&M, Florida twice and South Carolina)
• Helped the senior class win 29 games over the last four seasons, the second-most of any senior class since freshmen became eligible in 1972, trailing on the 2009 class with 30 wins 

SENIOR (2018): 

• Ranked second on the team in total tackles (86) and PBUs (6) as a senior in 2018
• Led the team with three interceptions for 51 yards in 2018 (seventh in the SEC standings)
• Posted a team-high 10 tackles in the win over Penn State in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, UK's first postseason victory since Jan. 2, 2009
• Earned Midseason Second-Team All-America honors from The Athletic in 2018

JUNIOR (2017):

• Played in all 13 games with 12 starting assignments
• Ranked third on the team in tackles with 86
• Recorded 4.0 TFL which tied for fifth on the team
• Two forced fumbles
• Made his first career interception in the third quarter and returned it 21 yards vs. Florida
• Had a career-high tying 11 tackles in the Music City Bowl vs. Northwestern
• Also had 11 stops vs. EKU
• Had a game-high seven tackles at Georgia
• In addition to causing a fumble at Southern Miss, he also made seven tackles, including one for loss

SOPHOMORE (2016):

• Missed the season due to a preseason knee injury

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015):

• Played in 10 of 12 games as a reserve member of the secondary, also excelling on special teams
• Finished with 17 tackles, including a season-high seven in a win over Charlotte

REDSHIRT (2014):

• Redshirt season

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Four-star recruit by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports.com and ESPN
• Ranked as the No. 219 overall prospect in Rivals Top 250 and ninth-best in the state of Ohio
• ESPN ranked him the eighth-best player in the state of Ohio and the 18th-best cornerback in the nation
• ESPN also ranks him No. 248 on the ESPN Top 300
• Scout ranks him the No. 21 safety in the nation
• Played in only two games as a senior because of injury
• Had 47 tackles as a junior with five interceptions, two fumbles forced, one fumble recovery and one interception returned for a touchdown leading his team to the second round of the state tournament
• Earned all-conference honors while helping team win league championship
• As a sophomore, he had 69 tackles, one interception and one fumble forced as his team went to the state semifinals
• Won the team’s Sophomore Leadership Award
• Coached by Jerry Cooper
• Played forward on the basketball team and was a sprinter for the track team
• Picked Kentucky over Cincinnati, Illinois, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin

PERSONAL: 

• Born in Lima, Ohio
• Son of Yvonne Robinson and Doug West
• Has a son, Keon J. West
• Doug played college football at North Dakota State
• A cousin, William White, played 11 years in the NFL with Detroit, Kansas City and Atlanta
• Graduated in December with a degree in community and leadership development