Raiders sign third-round pick CB Darien Porter

Las Vegas Raiders
14 May 2025, 00:10 GMT+10

Raiders Communications

HENDERSON, Nev.The Las Vegas Raiders have signed third-round draft pickCB Darien Porter, the club announced Tuesday.

Porter, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound cornerback was selected with the 68th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He played six seasons (2019-24) at Iowa State and appeared in a school-record 64 games and tallied 51 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions and six passes defensed.

As a senior in 2024, he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors after playing in 12 games and posting a career-high 18 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, one blocked field goal and one blocked punt. His two blocked kicks in 2024 were tied for the fourth most in the FBS and his five career blocked kicks are the most by any player in Big 12 history.

Porter attended Bettendorf (Iowa) High School where he played football and participated in track and field. He was a two-time all-district pick and first-team all-state selection as a kick returner his senior year. As a senior, he recorded 27 catches for 440 yards and seven touchdowns while also rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns. Porter won the Class 4A state championship in the 400 meters in 2017 and 2019.

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