Senior defensive lineman for Florida. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
6′3″ · 308 lb · Orlando, FL
Recruiting
WDE recruit
No. 529 nationally · Signed with Auburn
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Florida. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, 16 tackles.
Daquan Newkirk
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Gus Malzahn, Kevin Steele and Dan Mullen. The receipt: 5 tackles against Tennessee — Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dan Mullen.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (17th percentile).
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.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-14vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-20@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-31vs Alabama | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 38-14vs Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-20@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-0vs Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-49@ LSU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nick McCann’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nick McCann's senior season at Texas State (2021).
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Player DNA