K.D. McDaniel: LB · Georgia State · #47.
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K.D. McDaniel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at three programs in six seasons: Mark Stoops, Gus Malzahn and Dell McGee. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Texas State — Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-35@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-21vs Chattanooga | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-32vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-38vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-21vs Old Dominion | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-33@ App State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-34@ UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-38@ James Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-27vs Arkansas State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44@ Texas State | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 27-48vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 52-44
at Texas State
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Edged out Texas State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
42tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups42 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Pass share
55.8%
449 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
67.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons, at Kentucky, UCF and Georgia State, 67 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Mark Stoops, Gus Malzahn and Dell McGee.
