Receiver, Miami (from Liberty, LSU), 2020–⁠25

C.J. Daniels

Number
No. 7
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Lilburn, GA
Born
Jan 4, 2002

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C.J. Daniels played receiver at Liberty (2020–⁠23), LSU (2024) and Miami (2025). The Los Angeles Rams took Daniels in round 6, No. 197 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,067
Receiving yards, 2023 (Liberty, 13–⁠1)
Best game
157 yards
Vs. New Mexico State, week 14, 2023: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 197
Round 6, 2026 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last vs. Oregon, 2023157receiving yards, career hightwice; last vs. New Mexico State, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highsix times; last at Florida State, 2025

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Liberty1122020.0356
2021Liberty3762917.0740
2022Liberty33812.7125
2023Liberty551,06719.41075
2024LSU4248011.4034
2025Miami5055711.1747
Career1982,99115.12875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Liberty7WRYr 1
2021Liberty7WRYr 2
2022Liberty7WRYr 3
2023Liberty7WRYr 4
2024LSU7WRYr 5
2025Miami7WRSr. (Yr 6)6′2″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021Liberty70.92––6.4–
2022Liberty51.62––8.1–
2023Liberty601.4899th (n=681)0.8088.76%
2024LSU450.8134th (n=581)0.9236.46%
2025Miami650.6985th (n=1040)0.4644.88%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 Miami 12 games, 50 catches, 557 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Notre DameW 27–⁠24546120–
Sep 6vs.Bethune-CookmanW 45–⁠3573240–
Sep 13vs.South FloridaW 49–⁠12456027–
Sep 20vs.FloridaW 26–⁠741609–
Oct 4atFlorida StateW 28–⁠22578247–
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleL 21–⁠24774030–
Oct 25vs.StanfordW 42–⁠73815–
Nov 29atPittsburghW 38–⁠7240133–
Dec 20 ✦atTexas A&MW 10–⁠3229015–
Dec 31 ✦vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠14549013–
Jan 8 ✦vs.Ole MissW 31–⁠2742608–
Jan 19 ✦vs.IndianaL 21–⁠27462025–
2024 LSU 11 games, 42 catches, 480 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.USCL 20–⁠27319012–
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠21471034–
Sep 14atSouth CarolinaW 36–⁠33453020–
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠17656023–
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠10340029–
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠10786029–
Oct 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠3821709–
Nov 9vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠42326014–
Nov 16atFloridaL 16–⁠27332020–
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠17456024–
Nov 30vs.OklahomaW 37–⁠1732409–
2023 Liberty 14 games, 55 catches, 1,067 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 34–⁠24217011–
Sep 9vs.New Mexico StateW 33–⁠174129160–
Sep 16atBuffaloW 55–⁠274106175–
Sep 23atFlorida InternationalW 38–⁠6111011–
Oct 5vs.Sam HoustonW 21–⁠165157151–
Oct 10atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠13218011–
Oct 17vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠35671137–
Oct 24atWestern KentuckyW 42–⁠29367147–
Nov 4vs.Louisiana TechW 56–⁠30379147–
Nov 11vs.Old DominionW 38–⁠107137243–
Nov 18vs.MassachusettsW 49–⁠25127027–
Nov 25atUTEPW 42–⁠2821216–
Dec 1vs.New Mexico StateW 49–⁠357157164–
Jan 1 ✦vs.OregonL 6–⁠45879020–
2022 Liberty 3 games, 3 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 1atOld DominionW 38–⁠241808–
Oct 22vs.BYUW 41–⁠14230125–
Dec 20 ✦vs.ToledoL 19–⁠21–––––
2021 Liberty 13 games, 37 catches, 629 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.CampbellW 48–⁠71140140
Sep 11atTroyW 21–⁠131707–
Sep 18vs.Old DominionW 45–⁠17570233–
Sep 24atSyracuseL 21–⁠24486135–
Oct 2atUABW 36–⁠12269139–
Oct 9vs.Middle TennesseeW 41–⁠13122022–
Oct 16atUL MonroeL 28–⁠3121419–
Oct 23atNorth TexasW 35–⁠267130240–
Oct 30vs.MassachusettsW 62–⁠17344023–
Nov 6atOle MissL 14–⁠271707–
Nov 20vs.LouisianaL 14–⁠421909–
Nov 27vs.ArmyL 16–⁠318118032–
Dec 18 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 56–⁠20139039–
2020 Liberty 7 games, 11 catches, 220 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 10vs.UL MonroeW 40–⁠7–––––
Oct 17atSyracuseW 38–⁠21225016–
Oct 24vs.Southern MissW 56–⁠35359142–
Nov 7atVirginia TechW 38–⁠35217013–
Nov 14vs.Western CarolinaW 58–⁠14296256–
Nov 21atNC StateL 14–⁠15112012–
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠0111011–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′2¼″
Weight202 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan78¾″W
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′3″
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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