Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Rice
Michael Daley
DE • 6'2" • 237 lbs • Alpine, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Michael Daley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU • Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Charlotte
Player Story
Michael Daley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Alpine, UT wearing No. 1, spending time with BYU and Rice. The clearest part of Michael Daley's career was his defensive...
Read the storyMichael Daley, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Rice. Michael Daley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 46.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 29
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Michael Daley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · DE
- Career Tackles
- 29
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Charlotte
- High school pipeline
- Lone Peak · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 15 tackles · DE 136th (top 48%) · American Athletic 251st (top 39%) · National 2,463rd (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 14 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rice | 4 | 15 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79.9 |
Related Context
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Michael Daley played DE for BYU and Rice. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Daley recorded 29 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Rice paired 13.5 primary output with 46.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 46.9 efficiency.
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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.
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2025 Regular Season · Rice
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
3.4
Efficiency
46.9
Usage
16.3
Consistency
72.8
Best Game by takeover score
Charlotte
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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: 6. Navy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 4 by 51.7. Houston: 2 by 38.3. Charlotte: 3 by 62.5. Navy: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins4.8 · Games = 2 · +2.8 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · -2.8 vs Wins
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
Player Story
Michael Daley story
Michael Daley built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from Alpine, UT wearing No. 1, spending time with BYU and Rice. The clearest part of Michael Daley's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Michael Daley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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BYU
2022-2023
Opening stop
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Rice
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Rice | 9.5 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 9.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Rice | 13.5 | 46.9 | 16.3 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 134 Charlotte
Week 4 · W 28-17 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Tulane
Week 8 · L 10-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Navy
Week 10 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 105 Louisiana
Week 1 · W 14-12
3.5
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 40 Houston
Week 2 · L 9-35
3
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Rice
13.5 primary output · 46.9 efficiency · 16.3 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Rice
52.9
9.5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · BYU
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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