Amir McDaniel
Amir McDaniel
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Amir McDaniel has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Louisiana. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Texas State — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 90 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 23–17
at Texas State
10 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 REC
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Michael Anyanwu’s 2021 season.
Matches Michael on
Differs from Michael on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Antavious Lane's senior season at North Carolina (2023).
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