Player Dossier

2019-2024

Louisiana

Amir McDaniel

CB • 5'8" • 182 lbs • Pensacola, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Amir McDaniel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.9

Efficiency

23.3

Consistency

12.8

Season Value

14.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisiana

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Louisiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Amir McDaniel, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Louisiana. Amir McDaniel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Louisiana paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 23.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Louisiana

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

23.3

Usage

7.9

Consistency

12.8

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 2. Unknown: 0. Tulane: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Southern Miss: 0. App State: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. Texas State: 0. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 2. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Marshall: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 3 by 32.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 2 by 18.3. Wake Forest: 6 by 25. Southern Miss: 0 by 0. App State: 7 by 39.2. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Texas State: 10 by 41.7. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 5 by 40.8. Troy: 5 by 20.8. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. Marshall: 5 by 20.8

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=8 · -1 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=4 · +1 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Alabama

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Texas State

Result
Sat 12/28@ TCUL 3-3431110
Sun 12/8vs MarshallL 3-3153000
Sat 11/30@ UL MonroeW 37-2340000
Sat 11/23vs TroyW 51-3054000
Sun 11/17vs South AlabamaSplash gameL 22-2455200
Sat 11/9vs Arkansas StateW 55-1931000
Tue 10/29@ Texas State10+ tacklesW 23-17103000
Sat 10/19@ Coastal CarolinaW 34-2444001
Sat 10/12vs App StateW 34-2475100
Sat 10/5@ Southern MissW 23-1300000
Sat 9/28@ Wake ForestW 41-3863000
Sat 9/21vs TulaneL 33-4122100
Sun 9/1vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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

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    Louisiana

    2019-2024

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20192020202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana0
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana00
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana04.20.80
2022 Regular SeasonLouisiana511.72.75
2023 PostseasonLouisiana215.73.8-3
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana215.73.80
2024 PostseasonLouisiana723.37.95
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana723.37.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

South Alabama

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.4 takeover score.

#2

TCU

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.1 takeover score.

#3

Buffalo

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.

#4

Georgia Southern

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#5

App State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

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#2

2024 Postseason · Louisiana

14.2

7 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Louisiana

14.2

7 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8059

West Florida Tech · Pensacola, FL

Committed To
Louisiana
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

1

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

90

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Amir McDaniel quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
90