Orleans Opoku-Darkwa (born February 28, 1992) is a former American football running back.

[1] Darkwa played college football at Tulane University from 2010 to 2013 under head coaches Bob Toledo, Mark Hutson, and Curtis Johnson.

[2][3] Dark immediately made an impact on the Green Wave running game getting a majority of the opportunities in their 4–8 season.

[20] In the 2012 season, Darkwa suffered through some regression due to an ankle injury sustained in the preseason.

[22] On October 3, against Rice, he scored his only other touchdown of the season, a one-yard rush in the 49–47 loss.

[31] In the final game of his collegiate career, the 2013 New Orleans Bowl, Darkwa rushed 16 times for 83 yards and three touchdowns in the 24–21 loss to Louisiana–Lafayette,[32] and was named bowl MVP despite Tulane losing the game.

[36] After appearing in only four games, he was released by the Dolphins on October 6, 2014, but he was re-signed to the practice squad soon after.

[37][38][39][40][41] On November 12, 2014, Darkwa was signed by the New York Giants after Michael Cox was placed on injured reserve.

[46] On October 3, 2016, Darkwa made his first career start against the Minnesota Vikings, rushing 12 times for 48 yards and a touchdown.

[51] He had a career-high 154 yards, including a 75-yard rushing touchdown, in an 18-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.

Darkwa had a workout with the Jacksonville Jaguars in early October 2018, and the following day ruptured his Achilles tendon in his right leg.

[55] In late July 2019 Darkwa had a workout with the Cleveland Browns, however, he remained unsigned throughout the 2019 NFL season.