Player Dossier

2017-2021

UTSA

B.J. Daniels

RB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Melbourne, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

B.J. Daniels leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

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Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

0

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

0

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

12

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTSA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UTSA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Player Story

B.J. Daniels built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Melbourne, FL wearing No. 33, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of B.J. Daniels' career was his backfield work: 766 rushing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8744

Newbury Park · Newbury Park, CA

Committed To
Colorado State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

B.J. Daniels, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTSA. B.J. Daniels leans balanced backfield option traits and 50.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
808
Rushing yards
766
Receiving yards
42
Touchdowns
6

Quick Answers

B.J. Daniels quick answers

Latest team and position
UTSA · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
808
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · UTSA
Top game
Baylor
Recruit profile
3-star · Newbury Park · Colorado State
High school pipeline
Newbury Park · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 33 · Senior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
213 scrimmage yards · RB 353rd (top 52%) · Conference USA 102nd (top 38%) · National 973rd (top 39%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA556551019
2018 Regular SeasonUTSA1234932227354.8
2019 Regular SeasonUTSA860600019.9
2020 PostseasonUTSA10000027
2020 Regular SeasonUTSA101301300227
2021 PostseasonUTSA9563818044.3
2021 Regular SeasonUTSA9157161-4144.3

Related Context

B.J. Daniels played RB for UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, B.J. Daniels recorded 766 rushing yards, 42 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UTSA.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

UTSA paired 349 primary output with 37.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2020 Postseason · UTSA

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

13

Efficiency

41.1

Usage

4

Consistency

18.2

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Stephen F. Austin: 1. Middle Tennessee: 3. UAB: 3. BYU: 8. Army: 0. Louisiana Tech: 9. Florida Atlantic: 6. UTEP: 81. North Texas: 19

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stephen F. Austin: 1 by 10.4. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 31.3. UAB: 2 by 15.6. BYU: 5 by 19.2. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 31.3. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 62.5. UTEP: 8 by 92.2. North Texas: 3 by 66

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins22.6 · Games = 5 · +19.2 vs Losses
Losses3.4 · Games = 5 · -19.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

UTEP

Best efficiency game

92.2 vs UTEP

Result
Sat 12/26vs LouisianaL 24-31
Sat 11/28vs North TexasW 49-173196.3016.3
Sat 11/14vs UTEPW 52-2188110.10110.1
Sat 10/31@ Florida AtlanticL 3-2416606
Sun 10/25vs Louisiana TechW 27-2639303
Sat 10/17vs ArmyL 16-28
Sat 10/10@ BYUL 20-274820101.6
Sat 10/3@ UABL 13-21231.5001.5
Sat 9/26vs Middle TennesseeW 37-3513303
Sat 9/19vs Stephen F. AustinW 24-1011101

Player Story

B.J. Daniels story

B.J. Daniels built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a running back from Melbourne, FL wearing No. 33, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of B.J. Daniels' career was his backfield work: 766 rushing yards, 171 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 42 receiving yards across 44 career games in the available record. His career also includes 42 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 215 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives B.J. Daniels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UTSA

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUTSA5640.44.4
2018 Regular SeasonUTSA34937.415.7293
2019 Regular SeasonUTSA6047.82.2-289
2020 PostseasonUTSA13041.1470
2020 Regular SeasonUTSA13041.140
2021 PostseasonUTSA21350.27.983
2021 Regular SeasonUTSA21350.27.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Baylor

Week 2 · L 20-37

Loss with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

86.5 takeover

99 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.

#2

vs UTEP

Week 11 · W 52-21 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

75.4 takeover

Win with 81 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

81 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.

#3

@ San Diego State

Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason

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Scrimmage Yards

75 takeover

Loss with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

56 scrimmage yards and 8.7 usage.

#4

vs Rice

Week 7 · W 45-0 · Conference game

54

Scrimmage Yards

71.8 takeover

Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.

#5

vs Southern

Week 3 · W 51-17

49

Scrimmage Yards

66.2 takeover

Win with 49 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

49 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · UTSA

349 primary output · 37.4 efficiency · 15.7 usage

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#2

2021 Postseason · UTSA

44.3

213 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UTSA

44.3

213 primary · 50.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games