Listed at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, Carey committed to the Nittany Lions back in April following an unofficial visit to watch spring practice. He totaled just under 20 offers before making that decision, including top programs like Indiana, Oregon, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
"If he waited through the spring, he would've had 30 offers," said DeMatha head coach Bill McGregor shortly after Carey committed. "A ton of schools have been reaching out to us about him. He was going to bring a ton of schools in to see him these next couple of weeks. We had SEC, Big Ten and ACC coaches all calling to come get a look at him."
Carey is ranked No. 661 nationally in the Industry Rankings. He's the 55th-ranked safety nationally and No. 17 overall in Maryland for the class. He was primarily recruited by Penn State safeties coach Anthony Poindexter.
"Darrell is a really good young man who works extremely hard," McGregor said. "He wants to be good and works at it. He's very coachable as well. He doesn't just do what you ask him to do, but he's great at applying what we're teaching him. He's very similar to KJ Winston. They're both long and athletic, can run well and aren't afraid to hit ya. On top of that, they're both super intelligent. I think he has the potential to have a great career at Penn State."