Amari Daniels
Amari Daniels
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Five seasons at Texas A&M, three different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson and Mike Elko. The receipt: 106 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Samford — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Elko
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–40
at Notre Dame
4 rush yds (1 car)
Edged out Notre Dame on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #8 · 2026 recruiting class #10
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jawon Hamilton’s 2021 season.
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Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Asim Rose’s path through Kentucky.
Asim Rose
Calvin Turner
Cooper Wallace
Julius Loughridge
Travis Etienne
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Houston's graduate season at Marshall (2024).
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Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2025+82%
Up 82% from first season to most-recent.