Last confirmed: Clemson, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 220 lb · Olney, MD · Our Lady of Good Counsel
Dorian O'Daniel: LB · Clemson · #6.
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Dorian O'Daniel
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Clemson linebacker corps. On tape: 14 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Auburn, Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
88 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 11.5 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 him by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 17
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-3vs Kent State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 14-6vs No. 13 Auburn | 14 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 47-21@ No. 14 Louisville | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7vs Boston College | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-17@ No. 12 Virginia Tech | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-14vs Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Syracuse | 10 | 8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-10vs Georgia Tech | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ No. 20 NC State | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-14vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 61-3vs The Citadel | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-10@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3vs No. 7 Miami | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-24vs No. 4 Alabama | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 88 | 51 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
88tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%12 TFLSack rate
6%5 sacksPD rate
6%5 pass breakups88 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 26-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 8.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
45.2%
469 pass / 568 run
Plays / game
74.1
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
88 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Clemson, 142 tackles — drafted at #100 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
Where he ended up · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 9th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 9th NFL season
