Senior linebacker for UL Monroe. 2025: 11 tackles.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Eden Prairie, MN
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.
The numbers
tackles · 2025
Best game: 3 tackles, at Southern Miss
The play that turned itSwung UL Monroe from 19% to 72% to win.James Madison at UL Monroe · 21-19
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UL Monroe. 2025: 11 tackles.
Daniel Knudsen
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. 2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at UL Monroe since. The receipt: 3 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bryant Vincent — 8-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (6th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #482 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 29–0
1 TOT
Dominant 29-point win at home against Saint Francis.
With B. McReynolds — 113 rush yds (11 car) · M. Ryan — 48 AVG · 51 LONG · 2 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-0vs Saint Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-25@ UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-16vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-42@ Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 8-23@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-37vs Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-49@ Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 6-31vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
2026 Outlook
UL Monroe
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UL Monroe
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UL Monroe · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #132 · 2026 recruiting class #127
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ale Kaho’s 2024 season.
Matches Ale on
Differs from Ale on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Xander Mueller's freshman season at Northwestern (2021).
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Player DNA