Kendal Daniels: LB · Oklahoma · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kendal Daniels
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Mike Gundy and Brent Venables. All-Big 12 in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 7 tackles against LSU — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
54 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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.
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Nov 3
On3 Oct 29
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 54 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 45 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 7 | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 105 | 62 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 292 | 179 | 31.5 | 8.5 | 14 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Illinois State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-13vs No. 15 Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 42-3@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs No. 22 Auburn | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-23vs Texas | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34vs No. 8 Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ No. 14 Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-21@ No. 4 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-6vs No. 23 Missouri | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 17-13vs LSU | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs No. 11 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
54tackles this seasonTFL rate
19%10 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackPD rate
6%3 pass breakups54 tackles · 10 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #241 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, 292 tackles — drafted at #134 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Big 12 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Gundy and Brent Venables.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
Atlanta Falcons2026 NFL rookie season
