Senior safety on Oklahoma State's 2025 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Washington, DC
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 354 nationally · Signed with St. John's College
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Oklahoma State's 2025 roster.
Mordecai McDaniel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 13 tackles against Houston — Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Gundy → Doug Meacham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 42 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Florida | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 27-45vs Baylor | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-41@ Arizona | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-39vs Houston | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 17-49vs Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-42@ Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38@ Kansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-17@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Oklahoma State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Oklahoma State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oklahoma State · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #65 · 2026 recruiting class #69
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrew Johnson’s 2025 season.
Matches Andrew on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Domani Jackson's senior season at Alabama (2025).
Matches Domani on
Player DNA