Junior linebacker for San José State. 2026: 31 tackles.
6′0″ · 220 lb · Stockton, CA · St. Mary's HS
How he plays
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Tackles: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
Best game: 10 tackles, 1 INT, at USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for San José State. 2026: 31 tackles.
Naseri Danielson
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Naseri Danielson arrived at San José State from BYU. One game to point at: 10 tackles, 1 INT against USC — Week 1, 2026.
31 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 31 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | San José State | 13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ Eastern Michigan | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20vs Cal Poly | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-26vs Fresno State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Cal Poly
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo — 9-8 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: passes defended (97th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
10%3 pass breakups31 tackles · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
The No. 1,403 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Mountain West as a junior.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Jordan Griffin’s 2018 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Miguel Mitchell's sophomore season at Florida (2023).
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