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MJ Daniels

Senior cornerback for Southern Miss. 2023: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 26 tackles.

CB · Southern Miss · Sr. · #11

6′2″ · 195 lb · Lucedale, MS

CFB Index 68 · #87 of 339 cornersLow confidenceSouthern Miss 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ATH recruit

No. 382 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Southern Miss. 2023: 3 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 26 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2021.
Transferred from Ole Miss to Southern Miss in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Southern Miss, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

2021

Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of George County

20239 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#382 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Will Hall

Southern Miss

Played his entire career under Will Hall.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2023Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #87 of 339?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (88th percentile). Strength: passes defended (85th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (7th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#57 / 827 · 88th pct

Passes defended#362 / 2842 · 85th pct

Solo tackles#1167 / 2842 · 58th pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2431 / 2842 · 7th pct

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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

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-73g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Anderson

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #87 of 339 corners

Former four-star. Now #87 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Southern Miss	26	18	0.0	0.0	4	3	--
2022	Ole Miss	5	--	0.5	0.5	--	--	--
2021	Ole Miss	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		33	18	0.5	0.5	4	3	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 4	L 37-44@ Arkansas State	2	2	1	0
Wk 5	L 36-50vs Texas State	3	2	—	0
Wk 6	L 13-17vs Old Dominion	2	2	—	0
Wk 8	L 3-55@ South Alabama	2	1	1	0
Wk 9	L 38-48@ App State	3	2	—	1
Wk 10	W 24-7vs UL Monroe	3	2	1	0
Wk 11	W 34-31@ Louisiana	2	1	—	0
Wk 12	L 20-41@ Mississippi State	5	3	—	2	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 13	L 17-35vs Troy	4	3	—	1
Total		26	18	3	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

MJ Daniels

2021

20239 games

2023 snapshot

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Awards

Rotational

Career stats

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