Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Daniel James
Junior cornerback on Cincinnati's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Powder Springs, GA · McEachern
CFB Index 21 · #319 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Cincinnati for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 524 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Cincinnati's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2024.
Daniel James
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. This is his second year in the same secondary at Cincinnati. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Boston College, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of McEachern
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 9-6 over that span.
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
21 · #319 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #319 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #24 of 29 Big 12 CBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jacob Parrish’s 2022 season.
78%match
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 20
Matches Jacob on
Class year
PD rate
Height
Differs from Jacob on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to J'Vari Flowers's freshman season at Florida (2025).
78%match
Matches J'Vari on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Daniel James
The secondary · Cincinnati
- #30D'Angelo Hutchinson84 tackles · 2025
- #18Jasper Beeler74 tackles · 2025
- #2Mark Cannon Jr.57 tackles · 2025
- Jacob Finley57 tackles · 2025
- #25Daniel James15 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology