Player Dossier

2022-2025

BYU

Michael Daley

DE • 6'2" • 237 lbs • Alpine, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Michael Daley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

13.9

Efficiency

44.4

Consistency

70.6

Season Value

50.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
BYU • Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

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.

Michael Daley, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Rice. Michael Daley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Rice paired 11.5 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across BYU, Rice.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Rice

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

2.9

Efficiency

44.4

Usage

13.9

Consistency

70.6

Best Game by takeover score

Navy

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 3.5. Houston: 3. Charlotte: 5. Navy: 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. Louisiana: 4 by 51.7. Houston: 2 by 38.3. Charlotte: 3 by 62.5. Navy: 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Wins4.3 · n=2 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · n=2 · -2.8 vs Wins
First Half3.3 · n=2 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half2.5 · n=2 · -0.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Charlotte

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Charlotte

Result
Sat 9/27@ NavyL 13-2163000
Thu 9/18@ Charlotte2+ sacks · Splash gameW 28-17322.502.500
Sat 9/6vs HoustonL 9-3521111
Sun 8/31@ LouisianaW 14-12421.5011

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    BYU

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Rice

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonBYU0
2023 Regular SeasonBYU00
2024 Regular SeasonRice8.517.98.18.5
2025 Regular SeasonRice11.544.413.93

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Charlotte

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.

#2

Tulane

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

#4

Navy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.2 takeover score.

#5

UTSA

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Rice

11.5 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 13.9 usage

50.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Rice

33.7

8.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · BYU

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8315

Lone Peak · American Fork, UT

Committed To
BYU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

29

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Michael Daley quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
29