Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 27-9@ Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#24
Ibn McDaniels
Sophomore safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 202 lb · Elizabeth, NJ · Elizabeth
Transferred Syracuse → Penn State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1220 nationally · Signed with Syracuse
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on Penn State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2024.
- Transferred from Syracuse to Penn State in 2026.
Ibn McDaniels
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Fran Brown and Matt Campbell. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Temple — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Elizabeth
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: James Franklin, Terry Smith, and Matt Campbell. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Syracuse
2026Penn State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Syracuse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 27–9
at Temple
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Syracuse10-3HC: Fran Brown · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
2026Penn State3-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
40.0%
80 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The secondary · Penn State
- #31Marcus Neal77 tackles · 2025
- #3Jamison Patton48 tackles · 2025
- #2Audavion Collins47 tackles · 2025
- #7Zion Tracy32 tackles · 2025
- #24Ibn McDaniels2 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology