Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-12vs Western Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-10vs Oklahoma | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#90
John Henry Daley
Senior defensive end for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 255 lb · Alpine, UT · Lone Peak
CFB Index 89 · #17 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceNational watchTransferred Utah → Michigan 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.
On production he ranks #17 of 420 edge rushers; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.
How he plays
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
Tackles for loss: 95th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
sack · 2026
3 TFL · 11 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 3 TFL, 8 tackles, vs Oklahoma
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2021.
- Transferred from Utah to Michigan in 2026.
- Named All-America (WCFF) in 2025.
John Henry Daley
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across four seasons and three programs, two head coaches: Kalani Sitake and Kyle Whittingham. He has been named Preseason All-America (Associated Press) two seasons running, most recently in 2026. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Western Michigan — Week 1, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2021
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Lone Peak
2024
- Entered the portal
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- All-America
- All-Big 12first
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Preseason All-AmericaSecond Team
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥇
ALL-AMERICA
All-America honors (2026)
1 mentions across the selector pool
🥈
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2025)
Badges
- Honors Badge
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coaches2023
Michigan
2025era →
Biff Poggi
Michigan
Played under 4 different head coaches: Jim Harbaugh, Sherrone Moore, Biff Poggi, and Kyle Whittingham. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan
2025Utah
2026Michigan
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy
2026Michigan2-0HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th 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: 5.5 TKL/g, 1.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
National watch / fringe AA
In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Selector Grid · 2026
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 17–10
vs Oklahoma
8 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With C. Brown — 42 AVG · 6 IN 20 · 51 LONG · B. Underwood — 111 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.4 · 87 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Sylvain Yondjouen’s 2024 season.
89%match
Matches Sylvain on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Khris Bogle's senior season at Michigan State (2022).
93%match
Matches Khris on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like John Henry Daley
Background
CAREER HIGHS (PRIOR TO MICHIGAN) • Tackles: 7 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025) • Solos: 4 - 2x, last vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 20, 2025) • Asst: 6 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025) • TFLs: 3.5 - vs. Kansas State (Nov. 22, 2025) • Sacks: 2.0 - 3x, last vs. Kansas State (Nov. 22, 2025) • Int: none...
The defensive line · Michigan
- #90John Henry Daley17.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Dominic Nichols5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Enow Etta2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Jonah Lea'Ea2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Cameron Brandt1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology