Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Daniel Wingate
Senior linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Bowie, MD · St. Vincent Pallotti
CFB Index 72 · #107 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Maryland 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.
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at UConn
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
Daniel Wingate
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. He has spent four seasons in the Maryland linebacker corps. 2025 brought the first one: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 5 tackles against UConn — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20235 games
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of St. Vincent Pallotti
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Maryland
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 18-21 over that span.
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceSustained Ascent
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 2 games: 3.0 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
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
72 · #107 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #107 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #19 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Maryland
Returning around him
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (14 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #43
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kendal Daniels’s 2023 season.
75%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Kendal on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Kendal on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Emmanwori's junior season at South Carolina (2024).
70%match
All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 3
Matches Nick on
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
TFL rate
Differs from Nick on
Height (higher)
Tackle volume (higher)
Background
CAREER HONORS: 2026 Butkus Award Watch List 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) 2025 Bednarik Award Watch List 2025 Butkus Award Watch List As a Junior (2025): Started all 12 games for the Terps and was named Hon...
The linebacker corps · Maryland
- #1Daniel Wingate102 tackles · 2025
- #32Carlton Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #3Trey Reddick53 tackles · 2025
- #48Darius Grimes11 tackles · 2025
- #19Stephen Dean1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology