Darius Vinnett is in his 11th season with the Cardinals after joining the team's scouting department in May, 2013. He started with Arizona as a scouting assistant and spent three years (2014-16) as the Cardinals representative with the National Football Scouting service before being promoted to an area scout in May, 2017. He is currently responsible for scouting the near East region of the country for the Cardinals.Â
Vinnett played 22 games at cornerback during his career at the University of Arkansas and helped the Razorbacks win the 2006 SEC West title and play in the Capital One Bowl. Prior to playing at Arkansas, Vinnett played two seasons at West Hill College (CA) earning All-Valley Conference in each season. As a sophomore, he had 56 tackles, one interception and 15 passes defensed. He also honored in 2002 as a Junior College Academic All-American.
Following college, Vinnett signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2007 and played in eight games and had 13 tackles as a rookie before spending time on the Rams and Falcons practice squads in 2008. He also spent part of the 2009 offseason with the Falcons.Â
Vinnett played with the Florida Tuskers (2009-10) of the United Football League before they became the Virginia Destroyers (2011-12), appearing in all three league title games and winning the UFL Championship in 2011.
Vinnett graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sociology in 2006.