Safety, Duke, 2008–11
Matt Daniels
- Number
- No. 40
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Fayetteville, GA
Matt Daniels played safety at Duke (2008–11).
All-America: Walter Camp second team 2011
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 56 | 27 | 83 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2011 | 12 | 65 | 61 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| On file | 181 | 143 | 324 | 13 | 0.5 | 4 | 26 | 7 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
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
2011 Duke 1 game with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 10–14 | 2 |
2010 Duke 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Elon | W 41–27 | 1 |
2008 Duke 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | atVirginia Tech | L 3–14 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2012 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–24).
| Drill | Pro day 2012 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 212 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
| Bench press | 15 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.31 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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