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James Darling is a former linebacker out of Washington State, selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 57th overall pick (round 2) in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played 139 regular-season games from 1997 to 2006. From 1999 on, he played for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.
Draft Details
James Darling Career Stats
- Primary starter for 4 seasons.
Career Totals
| Games | Solo Tkl | Sacks | Def INT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | 336 | 7.5 | 6 |
Defense
| Season | Team | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PHI | 14 | 45 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYJ | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | NYJ | 15 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | ARI | 12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | ARI | 14 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | ARI | 14 | 53 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Since 1999 | 93 | 232 | 76 | 2 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.
Season-by-season detail is available from 1999 on; career totals above cover the full career.
Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026
Draft Class Context
James Darling was the 5th of 31 LBs selected in the 1997 draft. The 57th overall pick has been used 60 times in draft history. Its most productive selection was James Jones in 1991, who played 142 games. Washington State had 3 players drafted in 1997, among them Scott Sanderson and Chad Carpenter. Career statistics for him are not currently held in this database; coverage is thinner for earlier draft classes.
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