Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 26-35vs Virginia Tech | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Daniel Wingate
Senior linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Bowie, MD · St. Vincent Pallotti
CFB Index 72 · #107 of 583 LBsHigh confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 75th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
18
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Virginia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Maryland. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
Daniel Wingate
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. He has spent four seasons in the Maryland linebacker corps. 2025 brought the first one: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 12 tackles, 1 TFL against Virginia Tech — Week 3, 2026.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
20235 games
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of St. Vincent Pallotti
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Maryland
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Daniel Wingate's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +12 tackles, +1 tackle for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 18-22 over that span.
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2026Maryland2-1HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups18 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
55.9%
123 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
134 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #19 of 72 Big Ten LBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,245 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Rex Van Wyhe’s 2025 season.
Matches Rex on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Rex on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Hunter Echols's senior season at USC (2021).
Matches Hunter on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Hunter on
PD rate (lower)
Background
CAREER HONORS: 2026 Butkus Award Watch List 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) 2025 Bednarik Award Watch List 2025 Butkus Award Watch List As a Junior (2025): Started all 12 games for the Terps and was named…
The linebacker corps · Maryland
- #1Daniel Wingate102 tackles · 2025
- #32Carlton Smith64 tackles · 2025
- #3Trey Reddick53 tackles · 2025
- #48Darius Grimes11 tackles · 2025
- #19Stephen Dean1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology