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What Happened To Darnell In All American?

On The CW’s hit series “All American,” the story follows a talented high school football player named Spencer James (Daniel Ezra) who switches schools from Crenshaw to Beverly Hills to play for the latter’s football team and hopefully get noticed for college. The series also stars Taye Diggs as Spencer’s football coach, Billy Baker, Bre-Z as Spencer’s best friend Tamia “Coop” Cooper, Greta Onieogou as Layla Keating, and more. “All American” is loosely based on the upbringing of former NFL player Spencer Paysinger, who serves as a producer and consultant for the series.

While “All American” currently has three seasons — with Season 4 premiering fall 2021 — that follow Spencer’s high school football career and his relationships with the people around him, there are still quite a few storylines with unanswered questions. Sure, Spencer’s story appears to be far from over, but what about the supporting characters? In particular, the character of Darnell Hayes, played by Da’Vinchi, really intrigued audiences when he was introduced in Season 2 as Spencer’s half-brother, the son of Spencer’s father Corey James (Chad L. Coleman) and Corey’s ex-girlfriend, Renée Hayes (Dana L. Wilson).

Unfortunately, Darnell has a minimal role in Season 3 that ends with the character’s departure from Crenshaw, at least for now. So what happened?