Darren Taylor

Darren Taylor, a character in The Freshman and The Sophomore series, was an upperclassman at Hartfeld and a member of Hartfeld's football team, the "Knights". He graduated at the end of The Freshman, Book 3. He made his first appearance in The Freshman, Book 1, Chapter 5.

Appearance
Darren has short, medium brown hair, light skin, and blue eyes. He is described by Amara to be tall, broad-shouldered, and "kind of blonde". In The Freshman, he usually wears a red football trikot with a white twelve on the forefront and white and black stripes on the sleeves.

In The Sophomore, he just wears a long-sleeved gray top with an unbuttoned v-neck.

Personality
Darren is surprisingly down-to-earth when you consider he's a football hero, a distinction which usually gets to people's heads. Not conforming to the typical football jock stereotype, he is indiscriminate in who he befriends and converses with.

Darren is very understanding, often listening to and advising those who need it such as when Kaitlyn confides in him in The Freshman, Book 1, that she is a lesbian.

Darren prefers rock music over other genres, which played a major factor in how he and Amara get together.

Book 1

 * Chapter 5: Game Day
 * Chapter 7: Rush Week
 * Chapter 9: Sorority Ball, Part 1
 * Chapter 10: Sorority Ball, Part 2
 * Chapter 16: Last Call
 * Chapter 17: The Hartfeld Formal

Book 2

 * Chapter 2: Welcome Back Party
 * Chapter 6: The Cast Party
 * Chapter 7: The Talk (Off-Screen)
 * Chapter 10: Ballot Boxing
 * Chapter 12: The Debate
 * Chapter 14: Inauguration Night
 * Chapter 15: Setting Sail

Book 3

 * Chapter 5: Bad Reputation
 * Chapter 6: A Kappa Birthday
 * Chapter 8: Misadventures in Babysitting
 * Chapter 14: Karma Chameleon (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: Take a Chance on Me (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 17: Don't You (Forget About Me)

The Freshman: Love Bites

 * Chapter 2: Blood Wanted

Chris: Luxury Getaway

 * Chapter 1: Luxury Getaway

Book 1

 * Chapter 3: Run-Around (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 5: Party Up
 * Chapter 7: Livin' La Vida Loca
 * Chapter 8: I Want It That Way
 * Chapter 12: Get What You Give
 * Chapter 16: Baby One More Time

Book 2

 * Chapter 10: Get the Party Started
 * Chapter 13: U Got it Bad (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 14: Graduation (Friends Forever)

The Senior

 * Chapter 3: Atomic Punk
 * Chapter 15: Changes

Chris & Logan
"I love the team. Those guys are my brothers. - Darren about Chris, Logan and the other football players in Book 1, Chapter 5"

Chris and Logan are Darren's football buddies. They're coming along very well. In Book 2, Chapter 14, it's mentioned that Darren and Logan are also roommates as Chris mentions he'd spend the night at their place.

Kaitlyn
During the events in The Freshman, Book 1, Darren initially had a crush on Kaitlyn. However, as she is into girls and interested in Your Character, she doesn't reciprocate. She does, however, trust Darren enough to confide in him, telling him about her feelings to which he is very understanding. If Your Character chooses not to attend the formal ball with Kaitlyn in The Freshman, Book 1, she will attend the ball with Darren as friends.

Madison
Darren and Madison were dating for a week, but it didn't work out so they stayed friends.

Amara
"She's... really special. Totally different from all the girls I know. - Darren about Amara in Book 3, Chapter 8"

Darren meets Amara at her band's gig. Your Character can help initiate their relationship in Book 3. They both love a band called Minor Threat.

Trivia

 * He bears a resemblance to actor Seann William Scott.
 * He is given the same face as Shane from Rules of Engagement.
 * He broke his ankle in his senior year, which lead him to become interested in Physical Therapy.
 * The name Darren is of Irish origin, which means "little great one".
 * He shares a surname with Derek Taylor from the America's Most Eligible series and Cassandra Taylor from the Baby Bump series.