Usage Score
4.8
Player Dossier
2019-2024Kentucky
KD McDaniel
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Tifton, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
KD McDaniel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.2
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
12
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Kentucky • UCF • Georgia State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
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.
KD McDaniel, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason · Kentucky. KD McDaniel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Kentucky paired 0 primary output with 7.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kentucky, UCF, Georgia State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win with 3 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 Regular Season · Georgia State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
4.8
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Coastal Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Old Dominion: 0. Marshall: 0. App State: 0. UConn: 0. James Madison: 1. Arkansas State: 1. Texas State: 3. Coastal Carolina: 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. Georgia Tech: 3 by 17.5. Unknown: 6 by 25. Vanderbilt: 4 by 16.7. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 5 by 20.8. App State: 2 by 8.3. UConn: 3 by 12.5. James Madison: 3 by 22.5. Arkansas State: 1 by 14.2. Texas State: 7 by 59.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Wins1.5 · n=2 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=9 · -1.2 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=6 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=6 · +0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
59.2 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 27-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 52-44 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Arkansas State | L 20-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ James Madison | L 7-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/1 | @ UConn | L 27-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ App State | L 26-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/17 | @ Marshall | L 20-35 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Old Dominion | L 14-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Georgia Southern | L 21-38 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Vanderbilt | W 36-32 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ Georgia Tech | L 12-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Kentucky
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2022-2023
Peak year stop
- 3
Georgia State
2024
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 0 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 3 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia State | 5.5 | 19.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Texas State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#2
Cincinnati
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.5 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.9 takeover score.
#4
James Madison
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.4 takeover score.
#5
Arkansas State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 18 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2021 Postseason · Kentucky
0 primary output · 7.7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
36.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Kentucky
36.4
0 primary · 7.7 efficiency · 1.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Kentucky
35.8
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8811
Cahokia · East St. Louis, IL
- Committed To
- Toledo
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
3
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
67
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.