Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025Miami
C.J. Daniels
WR • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Lilburn, GA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
C.J. Daniels reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
24
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Liberty
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Liberty • LSU • Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
C.J. Daniels built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Lilburn, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with LSU, Liberty, and Miami. The clearest part of C.J. Daniels' career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Liberty
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 16
- Overall
- No. 197
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Rams
C.J. Daniels, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Liberty. C.J. Daniels reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,991
- Receptions
- 198
- Touchdowns
- 30
Quick Answers
C.J. Daniels quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,991
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 10 entries · 60 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Liberty
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Parkview · Liberty
- High school pipeline
- Parkview · 27 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 6 · Pick 16 · Los Angeles Rams
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Senior
- 2025 Receiving yards rank
- 557 receiving yards · WR 174th (top 16%) · ACC 28th (top 10%) · National 183rd (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Liberty | 7 | 11 | 220 | 3 | 41 |
| 2021 Postseason | Liberty | 13 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 60.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Liberty | 13 | 36 | 590 | 8 | 60.7 |
| 2022 Postseason | Liberty | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 34 |
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 14 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 87.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 14 | 47 | 988 | 10 | 87.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 42 | 480 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami | 12 | 15 | 166 | 0 | 65.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami | 12 | 35 | 391 | 7 | 65.8 |
Related Context
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C.J. Daniels played WR for Liberty, LSU, and Miami. Across 6 tracked seasons, C.J. Daniels recorded 80 passing yards, 2,991 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Liberty.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Liberty paired 1,067 primary output with 83.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Liberty, LSU, Miami.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Liberty
Games
7
Receiving Yards / G
31.4
Efficiency
82.2
Usage
10
Consistency
27.6
Best Game by takeover score
Western Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UL Monroe: 0. Syracuse: 25. Southern Miss: 59. Virginia Tech: 17. Western Carolina: 96. NC State: 12. Massachusetts: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 2 by 83.3. Southern Miss: 3 by 100. Virginia Tech: 2 by 56.7. Western Carolina: 2 by 100. NC State: 1 by 80. Massachusetts: 1 by 73.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins34.7 · Games = 6 · +22.7 vs Losses
Losses12 · Games = 1 · -22.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Carolina
Best efficiency game
100 vs Western Carolina
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/27 | vs Massachusetts | W 45-0 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ NC State | L 14-15 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Western Carolina2+ TD | W 58-14 | — | 2 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 56 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Virginia Tech | W 38-35 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Southern Miss | W 56-35 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Syracuse | W 38-21 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs UL Monroe | W 40-7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
C.J. Daniels story
C.J. Daniels built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Lilburn, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with LSU, Liberty, and Miami. The clearest part of C.J. Daniels' career was his receiving role: 198 catches, 2,991 receiving yards, and 28 touchdowns across 60 career games in the available record. His career also includes 80 passing yards, 2 tackles, and 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives C.J. Daniels' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Liberty
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
LSU
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
Miami
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Liberty | 220 | 82.2 | 10 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Liberty | 629 | 83.3 | 15.2 | 409 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Liberty | 629 | 83.3 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Liberty | 38 | 76.7 | 7.1 | -591 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Liberty | 38 | 76.7 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Liberty | 1,067 | 83.9 | 30.8 | 1,029 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Liberty | 1,067 | 83.9 | 30.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | LSU | 480 | 72.3 | 14.2 | -587 |
| 2025 Postseason | Miami | 557 | 72.7 | 19.6 | 77 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Miami | 557 | 72.7 | 19.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Texas
Week 8 · W 35-26
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
130
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
130 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs New Mexico State
Week 14 · W 49-35 · Conference game
157
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
157 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Sam Houston
Week 6 · W 21-16 · Conference game
157
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
157 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Army
Week 13 · L 16-31 · Conference game
118
Receiving Yards
96.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Old Dominion
Week 11 · W 38-10
137
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
137 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Liberty
1,067 primary output · 83.9 efficiency · 30.8 usage
87.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Liberty
87.2
1,067 primary · 83.9 efficiency · 30.8 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Miami
65.8
557 primary · 72.7 efficiency · 19.6 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
6
2+ TD games
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