#9

Daniel Grzesiak

LB · Cincinnati · Sr. · #9

Cincinnati 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Daniel Grzesiak

LB · Cincinnati · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
3 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Cincinnati
2022
Cincinnati
2023era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Luke Fickell → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nevada8-5HC: Vai Taua · Pass-heavy
2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2023Cincinnati3-9HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Cincinnati46226.53.53----
2022Utah State492311.58.51----
2021Nevada19146.55.51----
Career1145924.517.55----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023

W 27–21

at Pittsburgh

1 PD  ·  0 TFL  ·  0 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Noah Burks’s 2021 season.

Noah Burks

70%match

Wisconsin · 2021

#2

DJ Lundy

Florida State · 2022

68%
#3

Bryce Houston

Ohio · 2022

64%
#4

Jordan Domineck

Georgia Tech · 2021

63%
#5

Kenneth Orji

Rice · 2021

63%

Matches Noah on

Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate

Differs from Noah on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Riley Wilson's senior season at Arizona (2025).

Riley Wilson

81%match

Arizona · 2025

#2

Chase Wilson

West Virginia · 2025

All-Mountain West
77%
#3

Khalil Jacobs

Missouri · 2025

76%
#4

Andrew Edson

Washington State · 2024

74%
#5

Devonta Bridges

Fresno State · 2024

74%

Matches Riley on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight