Kendal Daniels
Kendal Daniels
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 7 tackles against LSU — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Oklahoma, 292 tackles — drafted at #134 overall by Atlanta.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brent Venables.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 54 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 45 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 105 | 62 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 292 | 179 | 31.5 | 8.5 | 14 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 33–27
at Tennessee
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Matt Jones’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keaten Wade's senior season at Colorado (2025).
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