Amir McDaniel: CB · Louisiana · #13.
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Amir McDaniel
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Louisiana. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Texas State — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-10vs Grambling | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-41vs Tulane | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-38@ Wake Forest | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-13@ Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-24vs App State | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-24@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-17@ Texas State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 55-19vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-30vs Troy | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 37-23@ UL Monroe | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 3-31vs Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 3-34vs TCU | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
56tackles this season56 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
46.8%
410 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
62.6
14 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
56 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #294 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 90 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
