DaRon Bland Biography

DaRon Bland, born on July 12, 1999, is an American professional football cornerback who has played in the National Football League. He began his college football career with the Sacramento State Hornets before transferring to the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Dallas Cowboys selected Bland during the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft. In the 2023 season, he recorded nine interceptions, leading the NFL, and returned five of them for touchdowns, setting a single-season record. After his senior season was relocated to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bland entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. He made his professional regular season debut on September 11, 2022, appearing exclusively on special teams during a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On September 10, 2023, he recorded three solo tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception by Daniel Jones for a 22-yard touchdown in a victory over the New York Giants.