Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21@ Rutgers | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#38
Zeraun Daniel
Senior safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Brooklyn, NY · Poly Prep Country Day
CFB Index 68 · #116 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Massachusetts for 2026
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.
The story
4 safety on Massachusetts's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Georgetown in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgetown to Massachusetts in 2025.
Recruiting
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S recruit
Signed with Georgetown
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonZeraun Daniel
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He got to Massachusetts by way of Georgetown. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1 sacks against Rutgers — Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Georgetownout of Poly Prep
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Massachusetts
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 2-12 over that span.
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026Massachusetts2-0HC: Joe Harasymiak · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
68 · #116 of 544 safeties
Unranked recruit. Now #116 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #7 of 23 Mid-American Ss
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 75 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 40 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 37–10
vs Sacred Heart
5 TOT
Dominant 27-point win at home against Sacred Heart.
With T. Harding — 1 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · W. Watson III — 152 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Massachusetts
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Massachusetts
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +2 net (21 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Massachusetts · Last season: 0-12 · Talent rank #128 · 2026 recruiting class #116
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sam Lockett’s 2023 season.
Matches Sam on
Weight
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Pope's freshman season at UNLV (2025).
88%match
Matches Jake on
Class year
TFL rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Zeraun Daniel
Background
2026 • Senior Phil Steele's Preseason Third Team Athlon Sports All-MAC Third Team Defense 2025 • Junior Competed in nine games for UMass on the year Registered 75 total tackles, including 34 solo and 41 assisted Recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two pass breaku...
The secondary · Massachusetts
- #38Zeraun Daniel75 tackles · 2025
- #3Kendall Bournes58 tackles · 2025
- #22Jahmad Harmon24 tackles · 2025
- #20Keith Sarkodieh10 tackles · 2025
- #7TJ Magee9 tackles · 2025
15 more on the roster · Massachusetts team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology