K.D. McDaniel
K.D. McDaniel
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Texas State — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Georgia State, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia State | 42 | 19 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UCF | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | UCF | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Kentucky | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 31 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 24–21
vs Chattanooga
4 SOLO · 6 TOT · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Desmyn Baker’s 2023 season.
Matches Desmyn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.