Portal Profile: LB Kendal Daniels

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Today at 10:23 AM 2 min read

Oklahoma State LB Kendal Daniels is one of the most gifted players in the Portal. A former Top 100 recruit who spent his first two years at safety, the 6’4, 235-pound Daniels brings a unique skillset to the position.

Through his first three years, Daniels has compiled 240 career tackles, 24 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, 13 PBUs and 5 INTs. Last season, his first as a full-time linebacker, he had 64 tackles, 11 TFLs and 5.5 sacks.

As a converted safety, Daniels brings the ability to match up with tight ends and running backs in coverage and achieve depth on his zone drops.

Daniels has almost 2,300 career snaps and, unlike James Williams and Ray Ray Armstrong, made the conversion to linebacker before reaching the pro level.

He burst onto the scene as a freshman safety in 2022, winning Big 12 Freshman of the Year with 71 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 3 INTs and 8 PBUs.

As a recruit, he played basketball and football for Beggs High School in Oklahoma State. He was a high four-star prospect and a Top 5 safety in the nation.

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10468181/5fe40017664b6d1450e2643e

On the hardwood, he was an above-the-rim player with springy athleticism.

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hurricaneman

Today at 12:14 PM

The one issue is that he's coming from a bad defense and had some effort issues.

If we had a defense full of good players with some effort issues we'd be #1 in the country right now.

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JG14

Today at 12:14 PM

We'retheBoss said:
build-wise, he reminds me of Tremaine Edmunds

#somediddy

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BoxingRobes

Today at 12:21 PM

This guy should be of the highest priority.

A tall linebacker that can cover? To the top of the board.

AUcane

Today at 12:22 PM

JayCane20 said:
Would be the best player on our defense from day 1 and the best LB we've had since... at least Perryman.. probably dating back to the early 2000s guys

Most versatile LB in terms of tackling, coverage, ball skills, blitzing, etc. that would have ever player here.

So...UGA, then.

OldhamA

Today at 12:30 PM

JayCane20 said:
Would be the best player on our defense from day 1 and the best LB we've had since... at least Perryman.. probably dating back to the early 2000s guys

Most versatile LB in terms of tackling, coverage, ball skills, blitzing, etc. that would have ever player here.

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gogeta4

Today at 12:34 PM

Arehel said:
In these nickel linebacker positions, I'm @gogeta4 @Coach Macho and @Memnon cause you guys are the coaches in SFL, and I'm from Canada we always use a a 40 front with a "Nickel backer" as our tweener but he rarely is in the box, essentially calling it sniffing the box as is in a 90 position at best pending run strength offensive box formation. Anyways, would a better measurable or body type in American football be more of a fluid version of a JACK LB (i.e., a guy built like Booker Pickett) but would rather play coverage then on the LOS? This person seems to be the case as was James Williams? I know JW really wanted to play SAF so that forced a hand.
With these length it allows them to run the seam and walls off coverage well (for over, dig and all in routes) and makes then force tight window throws for seam throws (which I've coached up). They're a rare breed of players it seems (i.e., 6-2 220 to 6-4 235 with that 4.5 4.6 ish speed) in CFB or are they just not used there, those body types get pushed on the LOS and put on weight to get after the QB.

The comparable body type would be the Quick End (i.e., weakside End) just again more fluid footwork.
Are these guys/body types that hard to find?

Those body types are being pusjed to the edge packing on 20 n getting after the qb. Which is more important

Va tech use to keep guys like that at safety rover positions.

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PatrickCane

Today at 12:34 PM

JayCane20 said:
Would be the best player on our defense from day 1 and the best LB we've had since... at least Perryman.. probably dating back to the early 2000s guys

Most versatile LB in terms of tackling, coverage, ball skills, blitzing, etc. that would have ever player here.

miamimike305

Today at 12:34 PM

A Linebacker that shoots the gap? No. I thought that didn't exist anymore.

9oh4Cane

Today at 12:37 PM

One of the few must gets in the portal

Cane_J15

Today at 12:42 PM

This guy, Popo, and Pruitt and we good at LB!!

htownkidd

Today at 12:48 PM

Cane_J15 said:
This guy, Popo, and Pruitt and we good at LB!!

That’d be great, until it isn’t lol. Then it becomes “Let’s see what Bobby, Hayes, and Wiley can do!!! Time to play the next guys!”

Miami fans at their finest.

Cane_J15

Today at 12:50 PM

htownkidd said:
That’d be great, until it isn’t lol. Then it becomes “Let’s see what Bobby, Hayes, and Wiley can do!!! Time to play the next guys!”

Miami fans at their finest.

This guy has produced i thought Popo should have played over Kiko this year an Pruitt balled when he was in. I get your point. Lol i was saying Popo, Wiley, and Pruitt before this dude popped up

JZCane0825

Today at 12:56 PM

htownkidd said:
That’d be great, until it isn’t lol. Then it becomes “Let’s see what Bobby, Hayes, and Wiley can do!!! Time to play the next guys!”

Miami fans at their finest.

Nah just you being terrified of your own shadow per usual

cway313

Today at 1:00 PM

JZCane0825 said:
Nah just you being terrified of your own shadow per usual

Lol @htownkidd you got it on you.

htownkidd

Today at 1:02 PM

cway313 said:
Lol @htownkidd you got it on you.

Lol, nobody is worried about that bipolar ****. He will be banned in a few weeks anyway per usual once he misplaces his med stash.

Odysseus

Today at 1:04 PM

Cane_J15 said:
This guy has produced i thought Popo should have played over Kiko this year an Pruitt balled when he was in. I get your point. Lol i was saying Popo, Wiley, and Pruitt before this dude popped up

Popo played better when he was healthy than Kiko I believe

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