Player Career

Daniel Wise Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Daniel Wise story

Daniel Wise built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive tackle from Lewisville, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Daniel Wise's career was his defensive production: 126 tackles, 38.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Daniel Wise's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Daniel Wise moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonKansas0
2015 Regular SeasonKansas00
2016 Regular SeasonKansas1729.89.417
2017 Regular SeasonKansas3041.713.113
2018 Regular SeasonKansas2232.412.4-8

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ohio

Week 2 · L 21-37

Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

vs Texas

Week 12 · W 24-21 · Conference game

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ West Virginia

Week 6 · L 22-38 · Conference game

5.5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#4

vs Kansas State

Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game

6.5

Havoc Plays

88.9 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Southeast Missouri State

Week 1 · W 38-16

6

Havoc Plays

87.7 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Regular Season · Kansas

30 primary output · 41.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage

71.3

#2

2018 Regular Season · Kansas

66.1

22 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Kansas

49.6

17 primary · 29.8 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

12

Impact games

16

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games