Linebacker, Oklahoma (from Oklahoma State), 2021–25
Kendal Daniels
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 242 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Beggs, OK
- Born
- Dec 16, 2002
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Kendal Daniels played linebacker at Oklahoma State (2021–24) and Oklahoma (2025). The Atlanta Falcons took Daniels in round 4, No. 134 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highfour times; last at UCF, 20232sacks, career highat Colorado, 2024Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 105 | 62 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 64 | 45 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 54 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 292 | 179 | 31.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 5 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 5 | LB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 5 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 5 | LB | Sr. | 6′5″ | 242 |
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
2025 Oklahoma 13 games, 54 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Illinois State | W 35–3 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Michigan | W 24–13 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Temple | W 42–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Auburn | W 24–17 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Kent State | W 44–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Texas | L 6–23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at South Carolina | W 26–7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Ole Miss | L 26–34 | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at Tennessee | W 33–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Alabama | W 23–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Missouri | W 17–6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. LSU | W 17–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs.Alabama | L 24–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Oklahoma State 12 games, 64 tackles, 5.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. South Dakota State | W 44–20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Arkansas | W 39–31 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | at Tulsa | W 45–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Utah | L 19–22 | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Kansas State | L 20–42 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–38 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at BYU | L 35–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Baylor | L 28–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Arizona State | L 21–42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at TCU | L 13–38 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas Tech | L 48–56 | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Colorado | L 0–52 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Oklahoma State 14 games, 105 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 27–13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atArizona State | W 27–15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. South Alabama | L 7–33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Iowa State | L 27–34 | 10 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Kansas State | W 29–21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Kansas | W 39–32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atWest Virginia | W 48–34 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Oklahoma | W 27–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at UCF | L 3–45 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Houston | W 43–30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.BYU | W 40–34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs.Texas | L 21–49 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Texas A&M | W 31–23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 Oklahoma State 12 games, 69 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Central Michigan | W 58–44 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Arizona State | W 34–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atBaylor | W 36–25 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Texas Tech | W 41–31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atTCU | L 40–43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Texas | W 41–34 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atKansas State | L 0–48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 5 | atKansas | L 16–37 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Iowa State | W 20–14 | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atOklahoma | L 13–28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.West Virginia | L 19–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ | |
| Weight | 242 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 79¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.70 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Bench press | 4 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.32 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).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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