Daniel Grzesiak: LB · Cincinnati · #9.
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Daniel Grzesiak
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against West Virginia — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 46 | 22 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2022 | Utah State | 49 | 23 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Nevada | 19 | 14 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | Nevada | 16 | 11 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 135 | 73 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-13vs Eastern Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 27-21@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-20vs No. 16 Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-35@ BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-30vs Iowa State | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 29-32vs Baylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-45@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-28vs UCF | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-14@ Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-42@ West Virginia | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 16-49vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 22 | 6.5 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
8%4 sacksPD rate
7%3 pass breakups46 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
41.2%
360 pass / 513 run
Plays / game
72.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Nevada, Utah State and Cincinnati, 135 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Jay Norvell, Blake Anderson and Scott Satterfield.
