Usage / Role
16%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022SMU
TJ McDaniel
RB • 6'0" • 197 lbs • Southlake, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
TJ McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
22
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
55
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Lamar
Player Story
TJ McDaniel built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a running back from Southlake, TX wearing No. 25, spending time with SMU. The clearest part of TJ McDaniel's career was his backfield work: 741 rushing...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
TJ McDaniel, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · SMU. TJ McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
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TJ McDaniel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 806
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · SMU
- Top game
- Lamar
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Thomas More (Prep)
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas More (Prep) · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Sophomore
- 2022 Scrimmage yards rank
- 231 scrimmage yards · RB 345th (top 50%) · American Athletic 90th (top 43%) · National 955th (top 37%)
TJ McDaniel played RB for SMU. Across 4 tracked seasons, TJ McDaniel recorded 741 rushing yards, 65 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with SMU.
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