chattanooga MOCS

CHATTANOOGA:  Graduate transfer from Presbyterian College who joined the team following the 2017 spring semester with one year of eligibility remaining ... named MVP of the senior Scout Bowl.  
 
2017 • SENIOR SEASON: Led the team in rushing with 587 yards (53.4 per game) on 151 attempts with six rushing TDs ... averaged 98 yards on 20 carries last four games ... 74 yards on 20 carries against ETSU ... tied a season-high with 22 carries at Wofford ... 80 rushing yards against the Terriers ... season-high 22 carries for 89 yards at Samford ... season-high 149 yards and two TDs on 18 carries ... most yards by a Moc this season ... 61-yard TD run is the longest by a Moc this season ... 19 carries for 58 yards and a score at Mercer ... also had five catches for 40 yards ... five catches for 23 yards vs. Furman ... four catches for 27 yards and a score against Western Carolina ... 12 carries for 22 yards and two scores at VMI ... team-high 88 yards and a TD on 15 carries at LSU.

PRIOR TO UTC:  Second in career rushing yards (2,182) at Presbyterian College … led the Blue Hose in rushing in 2016 and 2015 … rushed for 89 yards on 18 carries against hometown team No. 6 Chattanooga in 2016 … led the Big South in carries in 2015 and 2016 … First Team All-Big South in 2015 with 1,065 yards … PCs first and only 1,000-yard runner … redshirted in 2013 … state runner-up as a senior in 2012 at Ridgeland (Ga.) High School … led the team to a 13-2 record … also ran track and competed in the 4x100 … set the Area and School rushing record with 2,430 yards and posted a school record 39 touchdowns his senior season ... all-state team and Region Offensive Player of the Year, Walker County Offensive Player of the Year and Chattanooga’s Best of the Preps first team running back.

PERSONAL: Full name is Darrell DeWayne Bridges ... son of Yolanda Bridges and Johnni Shetter ... born Dec. 9, 1994 ... worked towards on a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education.