Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Nebraska
Darrion Daniels
DT • 6'4" • 340 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darrion Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Oklahoma State • Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Darrion Daniels built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Dallas, TX wearing No. 79, spending time with Nebraska and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Darrion Daniels' career was...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Darrion Daniels, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma State. Darrion Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Darrion Daniels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · DT
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bishop Dunne · Oklahoma State
- High school pipeline
- Parker · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 79 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DT 44th (top 19%) · Big Ten 135th (top 22%) · National 1,265th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 40.1 |
Related Context
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Darrion Daniels played DT for Oklahoma State and Nebraska. Across 5 tracked seasons, Darrion Daniels recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Oklahoma State paired 9.5 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma State, Nebraska.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12.3
Usage
3
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 0. South Alabama: 0. Boise State: 0. Texas Tech: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri State: 1 by 4.2. South Alabama: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Texas Tech: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -2 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Texas Tech
Player Story
Darrion Daniels story
Darrion Daniels built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Dallas, TX wearing No. 79, spending time with Nebraska and Oklahoma State. The clearest part of Darrion Daniels' career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Darrion Daniels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Oklahoma State
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Nebraska
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Oklahoma State | 3 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 3 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 9.5 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma State | 2 | 12.3 | 3 | -7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 6.5 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northern Illinois
Week 3 · W 44-8
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Texas Tech
Week 5 · W 41-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 11 · W 45-44 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Texas Tech
Week 4 · L 17-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 8 · W 13-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
9.5 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
58.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Nebraska
40.1
6.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Oklahoma State
16.7
2 primary · 12.3 efficiency · 3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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