Daniel Cage: DL · Notre Dame · #75.
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Daniel Cage
Wins the gap play after play. On tape: 2 tackles against NC State, Week 6, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 47-50@ Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-10vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-36vs No. 12 Michigan State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 35-38vs Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-33vs Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10@ NC State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 50-33
vs Syracuse · neutral site
0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Edged out Syracuse at a neutral site in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries10 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
47.4%
387 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Notre Dame — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Brian Kelly.
