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Player Dossier
2011-2014Notre Dame
Cam McDaniel
RB • 5'10" • Coppell, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Cam McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Cam McDaniel built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Coppell, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Cam McDaniel's career was his backfield work: 1,117...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Cam McDaniel, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Notre Dame. Cam McDaniel leans balanced backfield option traits and 42 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,268
- Rushing yards
- 1,117
- Receiving yards
- 151
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Cam McDaniel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,268
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Cornerstone Christian
- High school pipeline
- Cornerstone Christian · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 354 scrimmage yards · RB 236th (top 43%) · FBS Independents 22nd (top 33%) · National 676th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 6 | 166 | 125 | 41 | 1 | 28.8 |
| 2013 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 109 | 80 | 29 | 0 | 69.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 630 | 625 | 5 | 3 | 69.6 |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 13 | 350 | 274 | 76 | 4 | 47.3 |
Related Context
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Cam McDaniel played RB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cam McDaniel recorded 1,117 rushing yards, 151 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 739 primary output with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 48.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
56.8
Efficiency
48.2
Usage
23.3
Consistency
63.5
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 109. Temple: 65. Michigan: 4. Purdue: 53. Michigan State: 40. Oklahoma: 12. Arizona State: 82. USC: 102. Air Force: 61. Navy: 52. Pittsburgh: 22. BYU: 120. Stanford: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 20 by 52.1. Temple: 12 by 56.4. Michigan: 1 by 41.7. Purdue: 17 by 34.9. Michigan State: 16 by 26. Oklahoma: 3 by 41.7. Arizona State: 15 by 56.9. USC: 19 by 56. Air Force: 10 by 63.5. Navy: 7 by 77.4. Pittsburgh: 9 by 25.5. BYU: 25 by 50.5. Stanford: 4 by 44.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins76 · Games = 9 · +62.3 vs Losses
Losses13.8 · Games = 4 · -62.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
77.4 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Rutgers | W 29-16 | 17 | 80 | 4.70 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 5.5 |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Stanford | L 20-27 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs BYU100 rush yards | W 23-13 | 24 | 117 | 4.90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Pittsburgh | L 21-28 | 9 | 22 | 2.40 | 0 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Navy | W 38-34 | 7 | 52 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Air Force | W 45-10 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | — | — | 6.1 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs USC | W 14-10 | 18 | 97 | 5.40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Arizona State | W 37-34 | 15 | 82 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Oklahoma | L 21-35 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Michigan State | W 17-13 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 1 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Purdue | W 31-24 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3.1 |
| Sun 9/8 | @ Michigan | L 30-41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Temple | W 28-6 | 12 | 65 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
Player Story
Cam McDaniel story
Cam McDaniel built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a running back from Coppell, TX wearing No. 33, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Cam McDaniel's career was his backfield work: 1,117 rushing yards, 255 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 151 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 151 receiving yards and 345 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Cam McDaniel 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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Notre Dame
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 9 | 26.1 | 1.3 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 166 | 56.6 | 6.5 | 157 |
| 2013 Postseason | Notre Dame | 739 | 48.2 | 23.3 | 573 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 739 | 48.2 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 354 | 42 | 11.6 | -385 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 354 | 42 | 11.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 13 · W 23-13 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
120
Scrimmage Yards
83.5 takeover
120 scrimmage yards and 42.4 usage.
#2
vs USC
Week 8 · W 14-10
102
Scrimmage Yards
80.3 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 36.5 usage.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 1 · W 29-16 · Postseason
109
Scrimmage Yards
74.9 takeover
Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
109 scrimmage yards and 28.6 usage.
#4
@ Navy
Week 1 · W 50-10 · Conference game
79
Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.
#5
vs Arizona State
Week 6 · W 37-34
82
Scrimmage Yards
68.7 takeover
Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
82 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Postseason · Notre Dame
739 primary output · 48.2 efficiency · 23.3 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Notre Dame
69.6
739 primary · 48.2 efficiency · 23.3 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Notre Dame
47.3
354 primary · 42 efficiency · 11.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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