Usage / Role
52%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019South Alabama
DJ Daniels
S • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Riverview, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DJ Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
DJ Daniels built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Riverview, FL wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of DJ Daniels' career was his defensive production: 125...
Read the storyDJ Daniels, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama. DJ Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 125
- TFL
- 6.5
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
DJ Daniels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · S
- Career Tackles
- 125
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · S 38th (top 8%) · Sun Belt 19th (top 5%) · National 272nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 10 | 40 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 12 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 49.1 |
Related Context
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DJ Daniels played S for South Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, DJ Daniels recorded 125 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 5.5 primary output with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2019 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 1.5. Jackson State: 0. Memphis: 1. UAB: 1. UL Monroe: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Troy: 0. App State: 0. Texas State: 0. Louisiana: 0. Georgia State: 1. Arkansas State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 7 by 44.2. Jackson State: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 8 by 43.3. UAB: 8 by 43.3. UL Monroe: 6 by 25. Georgia Southern: 10 by 41.7. Troy: 8 by 33.3. App State: 4 by 16.7. Texas State: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. Georgia State: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 10 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | vs Arkansas State | W 34-30 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Georgia State | L 15-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Louisiana | L 27-37 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Texas State | L 28-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs App State | L 3-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Troy | L 13-37 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | vs Georgia Southern10+ tackles | L 17-20 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UL Monroe | L 17-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ UAB | L 3-35 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Memphis | L 6-42 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Jackson State | W 37-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Nebraska | L 21-35 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
DJ Daniels story
DJ Daniels built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a safety from Riverview, FL wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of DJ Daniels' career was his defensive production: 125 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives DJ Daniels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 2 | 18.7 | 3.8 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5.5 | 29.6 | 6.4 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 1 · L 21-35
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 4 · L 3-35
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · L 26-30
1
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma State
Week 2 · L 13-55
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 3 · L 6-42
1
Havoc Plays
64.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
5.5 primary output · 29.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
49.1
#2
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
39
0 primary · 6.8 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
23.3
2 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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