Player Career

Cole Daniels Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Daniels story

Cole Daniels built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Sumrall, MS wearing No. 99, spending time with Old Dominion and South Alabama. The clearest part of Cole Daniels' career was his defensive production: 44 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Cole 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. 1

    South Alabama

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Old Dominion

    2023-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20212023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0
2023 PostseasonOld Dominion28.72.12
2023 Regular SeasonOld Dominion28.72.10
2024 Regular SeasonOld Dominion210.32.20
2025 Regular SeasonOld Dominion4.514.23.52.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022South Alabama to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted21.2May 2, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 105 Virginia Tech

Week 3 · W 45-26

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#2

@ Georgia Southern

Week 12 · W 20-17 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

57.5 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.

#3

vs James Madison

Week 12 · L 32-35 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

53.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#4

@ South Carolina

Week 1 · L 19-23

1

Havoc Plays

48.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

#5

@ No. 1 Indiana

Week 1 · L 14-27 · Ranked opponent

1

Havoc Plays

48.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion

4.5 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 3.5 usage

45.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Old Dominion

20.3

2 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 2.2 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Old Dominion

20.1

2 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games