Linebacker, Clemson, 2013–⁠17

Dorian O’Daniel

Number: No. 6
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 220 lb
Hometown: Olney, MD
Born: Sep 4, 1994

Dorian O’Daniel played linebacker at Clemson (2013–⁠17). The Kansas City Chiefs took O’Daniel in round 3, No. 100 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Best season: 88; Tackles, 2017 (Clemson, 12–⁠2)
Drafted: No. 100; Round 3, 2018 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

14tackles, career highvs. Auburn, 2017

All-America: Sports Illustrated 2017

Team titles: ACC champions, 2015, 2016 and 2017; National champions, 2016

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

14–⁠1★ AP 112–⁠2AP 4

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	PD	Hur
2016	Clemson	54	37	10	2.5	1	1	3
2017	Clemson	88	51	11.5	5	2	5	3
Career		142	88	21.5	7.5	3	6	6

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Ht	Wt
2013	Clemson	6	LB
2014	Clemson	6	LB
2015	Clemson	6	LB
2016	Clemson	6	LB
2017	Clemson	6	LB	6′1″	220

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.

Game by game

2017 Clemson 14 games, 88 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	PD
Sep 2	vs.Kent State	W 56–⁠3	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 9	vs.Auburn	W 14–⁠6	14	10	2	1.5	0	0
Sep 16	atLouisville	W 47–⁠21	6	3	1	0	1	0
Sep 23	vs.Boston College	W 34–⁠7	4	2	1	0	0	0
Sep 30	atVirginia Tech	W 31–⁠17	10	6	1	1	1	0
Oct 7	vs.Wake Forest	W 28–⁠14	3	2	0	0	0	0
Oct 13	atSyracuse	L 24–⁠27	10	8	1.5	1.5	0	1
Oct 28	vs.Georgia Tech	W 24–⁠10	7	3	2	1	0	1
Nov 4	atNC State	W 38–⁠31	11	4	1	0	0	1
Nov 11	vs.Florida State	W 31–⁠14	2	2	0	0	0	2
Nov 18	vs.The Citadel	W 61–⁠3	5	3	0	0	0	0
Nov 25	atSouth Carolina	W 34–⁠10	4	3	1	0	0	0
Dec 2	vs.Miami	W 38–⁠3	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Alabama	L 6–⁠24	4	3	1	0	0	0

2016 Clemson 13 games, 54 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	PD
Sep 3	atAuburn	W 19–⁠13	3	2	1.5	0	0	0
Sep 10	vs.Troy	W 30–⁠24	4	2	0	0	1	0
Sep 17	vs.South Carolina State	W 59–⁠0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sep 22	atGeorgia Tech	W 26–⁠7	9	5	2	1	0	0
Oct 1	vs.Louisville	W 42–⁠36	5	3	0	0	0	0
Oct 7	atBoston College	W 56–⁠10	3	2	0.5	0.5	0	1
Oct 29	atFlorida State	W 37–⁠34	5	4	1	0	0	0
Nov 5	vs.Syracuse	W 54–⁠0	3	1	1	0	0	0
Nov 12	vs.Pittsburgh	L 42–⁠43	9	6	1.5	1	0	0
Nov 19	atWake Forest	W 35–⁠13	4	4	1	0	0	0
Nov 26	vs.South Carolina	W 56–⁠7	2	1	0.5	0	0	0
Dec 31 ✦	vs.Ohio State	W 31–⁠0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Jan 9 ✦	vs.Alabama	W 35–⁠31	4	4	0	0	0	0

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

Before the draft

Named to the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team) but didn’t play.

Drill	Combine 2018
Height	6′0⅝″
Weight	223 lb
Arm length	31⅛″
Hand size	9″
Wingspan	75″^W
40-yard dash	4.61 s
10-yard split	1.59 s^W
Vertical jump	32″
Broad jump	9′11″
Bench press	21 reps
3-cone drill	6.64 s
20-yard shuttle	4.07 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Sacks
2018	Kansas City Chiefs	10	33	0
2019	Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0
2020	Kansas City Chiefs	6	9	1
2021	Kansas City Chiefs	4	7	0
NFL career		27	56	1

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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