Michigan State University Athletics
DARIUS SNOW
DEFENSIVE BACK | 6-2 | 196Frisco, Texas | Hebron HS
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA:
Plans to enroll for the 2020 spring semester and participate in spring practice . . . ranked one of the best overall players in the nation by 247Sports (No. 325) . . . rated one of the top safeties in the nation by Rivals.com (No. 31) and ESPN.com (No. 39) . . . listed among the top overall players in the state of Texas by 247Sports (No. 43) and Rivals.com (No. 57) . . . was rated the No. 11 overall player among the top 50 recruits in the Class of 2020 by The Dallas Morning News . . . played for Coach Brian Brazil at Hebron High School . . . finished with 322 tackles his last three seasons in high school . . . named the District 6-6A Defensive MVP as a senior in 2019 . . . selected to The Dallas Morning News SportsDay All-Area First Team on defense . . . had 88 tackles (68 solo, 20 assists) his senior season . . . named to the Academic All-State Team as an honorable mention selection . . . recorded 108 tackles and three pass break-ups his junior season in 2018 as Hebron reached the third round of the Class 6A playoffs; was an honorable mention AP all-state choice . . . was a first-team Associated Press Class 6A all-state honoree as a sophomore in 2017 after collecting 126 tackles (72 solo), one interception and three pass break-ups . . . also played basketball . . . son of Eric Snow, who played basketball at Michigan State from 1991-95 and ranks fourth all-time in the Spartan record book with 599 career assists . . . Eric was a second-round NBA Draft selection by Milwaukee in 1995 and spent 13 seasons in the NBA (Seattle, 1995-98; Philadelphia, 1997-2004; Cleveland, 2004-08) . . . Darius’ uncle, Percy Snow, was a four-year letterwinner (1986-89) and two-time All-America linebacker for the Spartans and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
DANTONIO ON SNOW:
“Darius Snow is ranked as one of the top safeties in America. He has been one of the leaders in this recruiting class. As you sit and talk to him, he has great football knowledge. He also has striking ability and great ball skills. I think that he'll have an opportunity to get on the field very early, and he should build that foundation this spring and be a factor here coming into fall camp.”
— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) December 18, 2019