Player Career
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Player Story
KD McDaniel built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Tifton, GA wearing No. 47, spending time with Georgia State, Kentucky, and UCF. The clearest part of KD McDaniel's career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives KD McDaniel's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Kentucky
2019-2021
Opening stop
UCF
2022-2023
Peak year stop
Georgia State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Kentucky | 2 | 16.3 | 3.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kentucky | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Kentucky | 3 | 12 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kentucky | 3 | 12 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UCF | 4 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UCF | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | -4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Georgia State | 8.5 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 8.5 |
Transfer Portal History
#1 Featured game
@ Texas State
Week 13 · W 52-44 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 12 · W 56-16
3
Havoc Plays
73 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina State
Week 1 · W 56-10
2
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 9 · W 25-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62 takeover score.
#5
vs UT Martin
Week 13 · W 50-7
2
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Georgia State
8.5 primary output · 21.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage
49.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Kentucky
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · UCF
36.4
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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