Nikolas Daniels: LB · Texas State · #30.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nikolas Daniels
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Texas State span three head coaches: Everett Withers, Chris Woods and Jake Spavital. First career honor, 2019: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Coastal Carolina — Week 14, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
99 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas State | 99 | 36 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 99 | 42 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2017 | Texas State | 35 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Texas State | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 245 | 111 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-41@ No. 12 Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs Wyoming | 11 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-47@ SMU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-34vs Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-3vs Nicholls | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24vs UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-38@ Arkansas State | 14 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 3-31@ Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-28vs South Alabama | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-63vs Troy | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-35@ No. 23 App State | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 21-24@ Coastal Carolina | 14 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 36 | 12.0 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
99tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%12 TFLSack rate
5%4 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups99 tackles · 12 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 8.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
57.9%
441 pass / 321 run
Plays / game
63.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.0%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas State, 245 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Everett Withers → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
