#93

Damion Daniels

Junior defensive lineman on Nebraska's 2021 roster.

DL · Nebraska · Jr. · #93

6′3″ · 335 lb · Dallas, TX

CFB Index 32 · #206 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceNebraska 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 622 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 defensive lineman on Nebraska's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Nebraska — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Bishop Dunne

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#622 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

Played his entire career under Scott Frost.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Scott Frost — 15-29 over that span.

2018Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy

2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

32Below cohort / limited sample #206 of 274?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (21st percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#1229 / 2743 · 54th pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#2110 / 2743 · 21st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.4	0.2	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

32 · #206 of 274 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #206 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	33	9	2.0	2	--	--
2020	Nebraska	19	10	4.0	--	--	--
2019	Nebraska	13	3	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Nebraska	12	3	1.0	--	--	--
Career		77	25	7.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 52–7

vs Fordham

1 TOT

Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.

With A. Martinez — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · S. Toure — 35 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 22-30@ Illinois	6	3	1.0	—	1	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 1	W 52-7vs Fordham	1	0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 2	W 28-3vs Buffalo	2	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 16-23@ Oklahoma	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 20-23@ Michigan State	4	0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 56-7vs Northwestern	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 29-32vs Michigan	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 23-30@ Minnesota	3	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 23-28vs Purdue	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-26vs Ohio State	4	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 28-35@ Wisconsin	2	2	0.0	—	0
Total		33	9	2.0	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Damion Daniels

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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