Owen Daniels in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Wisconsin, to 2005

Owen Daniels

Born
Nov 9, 1982, in Naperville, Illinois

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Owen Daniels played tight end at Wisconsin (to 2005). The Houston Texans took Daniels in round 4, No. 98 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
391
Receiving yards, 2004 (Wisconsin, 9–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 98
Round 4, 2006 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

6catches, best game on filevs. Temple, 200588receiving yards, best game on filevs. Temple, 20053receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Temple, 2005

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2004Wisconsin2539115.6252
2005Wisconsin2226812.2429
On file (2004–⁠05)4765914.0652

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).

Game by game

2005 Wisconsin 11 games, 22 catches, 268 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 56–⁠421−20−2
Sep 10vs.TempleW 65–⁠0688329
Sep 17atNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠5117017
Sep 24vs.MichiganW 23–⁠20337015
Oct 15atMinnesotaW 38–⁠34112012
Oct 22vs.PurdueW 31–⁠2021409
Oct 29atIllinoisW 41–⁠241606
Nov 5atPenn StateL 14–⁠35226026
Nov 12vs.IowaL 10–⁠20116016
Nov 25atHawai’iW 41–⁠241808
Jan 2 ✦vs.AuburnW 24–⁠10346118
2004 Wisconsin 11 games, 25 catches, 391 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.UCFW 34–⁠6152152
Sep 11vs.UNLVW 18–⁠3240022
Sep 18atArizonaW 9–⁠721206
Sep 25vs.Penn StateW 16–⁠3114014
Oct 2vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠7243022
Oct 9atOhio StateW 24–⁠13472031
Oct 16atPurdueW 20–⁠17236019
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠121414
Nov 6vs.MinnesotaW 38–⁠14439023
Nov 13atMichigan StateL 14–⁠49436012
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 21–⁠24243030

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2006
Height6′3⅜″
Weight253 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press23 reps
3-cone drill6.87 s
20-yard shuttle4.10 s

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

In the NFL

10 seasons, 129 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2008, 2012)

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2006Houston Texans12200
2007Houston Texans16100
2008Houston Texans16100
2009Houston Texans8100
2010Houston Texans11100
2011Houston Texans15100
2012Houston Texans15400
2013Houston Texans5100
2014Baltimore Ravens15200
2015Denver Broncos16200
NFL career1291600

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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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