Junior linebacker for San José State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Stockton, CA · St. Mary's HS
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Passes defended: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026
3 PBU
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, 1 INT, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for San José State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Naseri Danielson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Naseri Danielson arrived at San José State from BYU. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 1 INT against USC — Week 1, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 9-7 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Strength: tackles (96th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 22 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
San José State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · San José State
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
San José State · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #110 · 2026 recruiting class #129
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Chad Moore’s 2016 season.
Matches Chad on
Differs from Chad on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Peyton Williams's sophomore season at South Carolina (2024).
Matches Peyton on
Differs from Peyton on
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