Player Dossier

2021-2025

Missouri

Daylan Carnell

S • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Daylan Carnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.

Usage / Role

61%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

82

High-end production for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

63

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Missouri

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Missouri
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Player Story

Daylan Carnell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Daylan Carnell's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8833

Ben Davis · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Missouri
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Daylan Carnell, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Missouri. Daylan Carnell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.7 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
172
TFL
19.5
Sacks
3
QB hurries
9
Passes defended
20
Touchdowns
5

Quick Answers

Daylan Carnell quick answers

Latest team and position
Missouri · S
Career Tackles
172
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 53 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Missouri
Top game
Ohio State
Recruit profile
3-star · Ben Davis · Missouri
High school pipeline
St. Louis University · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 13 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank
41 tackles · S 148th (top 27%) · SEC 113th (top 15%) · National 883rd (top 15%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri33-0--037.3
2022 Regular SeasonMissouri122620-3230.1
2023 PostseasonMissouri133113-063.3
2023 Regular SeasonMissouri13485257263.3
2024 PostseasonMissouri137-0--041.4
2024 Regular SeasonMissouri134450-6141.4
2025 PostseasonMissouri12610--048.3
2025 Regular SeasonMissouri12355.5014048.3

Related Context

Daylan Carnell played S for Missouri. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daylan Carnell recorded 172 tackles and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Missouri.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Missouri paired 25 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 24.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

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

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2025 Postseason · Missouri

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

24.7

Usage

5.3

Consistency

74.1

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Virginia: 1. Central Arkansas: 1. Kansas: 1. Louisiana: 1. South Carolina: 0. Alabama: 1. Auburn: 0. Vanderbilt: 1. Texas A&M: 1. Mississippi State: 2. Oklahoma: 1.5. Arkansas: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Virginia: 6 by 35. Central Arkansas: 2 by 18.3. Kansas: 4 by 26.7. Louisiana: 1 by 14.2. South Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Alabama: 7 by 39.2. Auburn: 1 by 4.2. Vanderbilt: 5 by 30.8. Texas A&M: 2 by 18.3. Mississippi State: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 23.3. Arkansas: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

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Wins1 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

40.8 vs Mississippi State

Result
Sun 12/28vs VirginiaL 7-1363100
Sat 11/29@ ArkansasSplash gameW 31-1743101
Sat 11/22@ OklahomaL 6-17200.5001
Sun 11/16vs Mississippi StateSplash gameW 49-2753101
Sat 11/8vs Texas A&ML 17-3820001
Sat 10/25@ VanderbiltL 10-1753100
Sat 10/18@ AuburnW 23-1710000
Sat 10/11vs AlabamaL 24-2774100
Sat 9/20vs South CarolinaW 29-2021000
Sat 9/13vs LouisianaW 52-1010000
Sat 9/6vs KansasW 42-31440010
Thu 8/28vs Central ArkansasW 61-621100

Player Story

Daylan Carnell story

Daylan Carnell built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a safety from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 13, spending time with Missouri. The clearest part of Daylan Carnell's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Missouri. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Daylan Carnell's production has multiple signals. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Missouri.

The arc is straightforward: Daylan Carnell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Missouri

    2021-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri04.20.9
2022 Regular SeasonMissouri815.73.78
2023 PostseasonMissouri2535.67.517
2023 Regular SeasonMissouri2535.67.50
2024 PostseasonMissouri1124.85.2-14
2024 Regular SeasonMissouri1124.85.20
2025 PostseasonMissouri12.524.75.31.5
2025 Regular SeasonMissouri12.524.75.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · W 14-3 · Postseason

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#2

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 2 · W 23-19

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Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Kansas State

Week 3 · W 30-27

4

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Texas A&M

Week 6 · L 10-41 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Vanderbilt

Week 5 · W 38-21 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

73.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Missouri

25 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 7.5 usage

63.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Missouri

63.3

25 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Missouri

48.3

12.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

14

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games