Darrion Daniels

Darrion Daniels (born December 4, 1997) is a former American football defensive end who is a defensive analyst for the Oregon Ducks. He played college football at Oklahoma State and Nebraska, and signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.

Darrion Daniels

Daniels with the Atlanta Falcons in 2022
Current position
Title	Defensive analyst
Team	Oregon
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	(1997-12-04) December 4, 1997 (age 27) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Playing career
2015–2017	Oklahoma State
2018–2019	Nebraska
2020–2021	San Francisco 49ers
2022	Atlanta Falcons
2023	Birmingham Stallions
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2024–present	Oregon (Defensive analyst)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
USFL champion (2023)

College career

Daniels was a four-star prospect coming out of Bishop Dunne and committed to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on January 30, 2015.^[1] He was named Oklahoma State's most outstanding defensive newcomer in 2015. In 2018, Daniels transferred to Nebraska, where he played with his brother Damion.^[2] Daniels was a team captain in 2019 and an honorable mention all-Big Ten player.^[3]

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Daniels signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 28, 2020.^[4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,^[5] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.^[6] He was elevated to the active roster on October 17, November 28, and December 12 for the team's weeks 6, 12, and 14 games, against the Los Angeles Rams twice and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.^[7][8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 25.^[10]

On August 31, 2021, Daniels was waived by the 49ers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[11][12]

Atlanta Falcons

Daniels signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 27, 2022.^[13] He was waived on August 30.^[14]

Birmingham Stallions

Daniels signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL on December 16, 2022.^[15] He was released on December 6, 2023.^[16]

Coaching career

Daniels was hired by Oregon to be a defensive analyst before the 2024 season.^[17]

References

1. Treece, Cory (January 30, 2015). "OKState Recruiting: Darrion Daniels commits". cowboysrideforfree.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
2. "Darrion Daniels leaves Oklahoma State for Nebraska as grad transfer". ESPN.com. December 21, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
3. "Big Ten Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Defense and Special Teams and Select Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. December 3, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
4. "Former Husker Darrion Daniels signs with 49ers". journalstar.com. April 28, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
5. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
6. Bruntz, Michael (September 6, 2020). "Darrion Daniels signed to 49ers practice squad". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
7. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. October 17, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
8. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. November 28, 2020. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
9. "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
10. 49ers staff (December 25, 2020). "49ers Announce Roster Moves". 49ers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
11. "49ers Announce Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline". 49ers.com. August 31, 2021.
12. "49ers Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad". 49ers.com. September 1, 2021. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
13. Kevin Knight (July 27, 2022). "Falcons sign DT Darrion Daniels". TheFalcoholic.com.
14. Bair, Scott (August 30, 2022). "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2022 regular season". AtlantaFalcons.com.
15. @USFLStallions (December 16, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
16. @USFLStallions (December 6, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved December 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
17. Crepea, James (December 6, 2024). "Recapping Oregon Ducks 2024 offseason personnel moves". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

External links

• Oklahoma State Cowboys bio
• Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
• Oregon Ducks coaching bio