The United Football League announced on Sunday that Memphis Showboats running back Darius Victor was named the 2024 UFL Sportsman of the Year for exemplifying the highest standards of athletic excellence and community engagement.
Darius Victor is five foot eight and weighs 209 yards. The 30-year-old from Liberia, signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He later signed with the Arizona Cardinals and was placed on the practice squad. Then, he signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2019 but was released.
In 2020, the New York Guardians (XFL) drafted him in the ninth round (67th pick) in the 2020 XFL Draft. He played five games, making one start with 55 carries for 238 yards, and six catches for 36 games before the league suspended operations due to COVID-19.
Next, The New Jersey Generals drafted Victor in the sixth round (327th pick) in the 2023 USFL Supplemental Draft. Darius Victor made an instant impact for the Generals in 2022 with 127 carries for 577 yards, nine touchdowns, 15 catches for 113 yards, one touchdown, and two kick returns for 63 yards in ten games. He led the USFL in rushing touchdowns that season.
The New Jersey Generals finished 9-1 that season but were eliminated in the North Division championship game against the Philadelphia Stars in Canton, Ohio. Victor was named USFL Offensive Player of the Year and All-USFL Team in 2022.
In 2023, Victor had 100 carries for 554 yards, four touchdowns, 26 catches for 189 yards, four touchdowns, and one kick return for 16 yards in ten games for the Generals. The Generals were not included in the USFL and XFL merger forming the United Football League and the Memphis Showboats drafted Victor in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft. In 2024, Victor had 106 carries for 389 yards, four touchdowns, and made 27 catches for 138 yards in 10 games.
Collegiately, Victor played four seasons at Towson University (2013-16) with 637 carries for 3,309 yards, 41 touchdowns, 20 catches for 141 yards, and one touchdown in 41 games, of which 27 were starts for the Tigers.
