Darrion Daniels

Darrion Daniels (born December 4, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He was signed by the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He also played for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in college.

Darrion Daniels
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-04) December 4, 1997
Dallas, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:311 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Bishop Dunne (Dallas, Texas)
College:Nebraska
Position:Defensive tackle
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Total tackles:4
Sacks:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Daniels was a four-star prospect coming out of Bishop Dunne and committed to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on January 30, 2015.[1] He was named Oklahoma State's most outstanding defensive newcomer in 2015. In 2018, Daniels transferred to Nebraska, where he played with his brother Damion.[2] Daniels was a team captain in 2019 and an honorable mention all-Big Ten player.[3]

Professional career

Daniels signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 28, 2020.[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[5] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[6] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, November 28, and December 12 for the team's weeks 6, 12, and 14 games, against the Los Angeles Rams twice and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[7][8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 25.[10]

On August 31, 2021, Daniels was waived by the 49ers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12]

References
  1. Treece, Cory (January 30, 2015). "OKState Recruiting: Darrion Daniels commits". cowboysrideforfree.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. "Darrion Daniels leaves Oklahoma State for Nebraska as grad transfer". ESPN.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. "Former Husker Darrion Daniels signs with 49ers". journalstar.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. Bruntz, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Darrion Daniels signed to 49ers practice squad". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 28, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  9. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. 49ers staff (December 25, 2020). "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. "49ers Announce Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline". 49ers.com. August 31, 2021.
  12. "49ers Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 1, 2021.
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