Damion Daniels: DL · Nebraska · #93.
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Damion Daniels
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Nebraska defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Illinois, Week 1, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 22-30@ Illinois | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 52-7vs Fordham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-3vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-23@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23@ No. 20 Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-7vs Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 29-32vs No. 9 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-30@ Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-28vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-26vs No. 6 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-35@ No. 19 Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries33 tackles · 2 for loss.
4 seasons under Scott Frost — 15-29 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.1%
342 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
69.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #206 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Scott Frost.
