Receiver, SMU, 2021–⁠24

Roderick Daniels

Number
No. 13
Height
5′9″
Weight
182 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Duncanville, TX

Roderick Daniels played receiver at SMU (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Clemson, 2024153receiving yards, career highat Duke, 2024

Team titles: American champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021SMU1720912.3144
2022SMU2224311.0375
2023SMU2437015.4491
2024SMU4260114.3481
Career1051,42313.61291

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022SMU124091040
2023SMU92120242571
2024SMU61220232331
Career163580565942

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022SMU161026.4123
2023SMU15231.508
2024SMU441603.6313
Career752853.8423

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021SMU13WRFr.
2022SMU13WRSo.
2023SMU13WRJr.
2024SMU13WRSr.5′9″182

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021SMU161.27––20.3––
2022SMU400.6238th (n=683)0.7124.76%–
2023SMU410.6936th (n=681)0.8028.24%–
2024SMU870.7325th (n=581)0.9263.49%0.15

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 SMU 14 games, 42 catches, 601 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 24atNevadaW 29–⁠243280239–
Aug 31vs.Houston ChristianW 59–⁠72240––2
Sep 6vs.BYUL 15–⁠18–––––3
Sep 21vs.TCUW 66–⁠42–––––1
Sep 28vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠162200––3
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 34–⁠272500–––
Oct 19atStanfordW 40–⁠102180––3
Oct 26atDukeW 28–⁠27215311191
Nov 2vs.PittsburghW 48–⁠2523001421
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠2847912221
Nov 23atVirginiaW 33–⁠75580––3
Nov 30vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠66420––2
Dec 7vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠348351––2
Dec 21 ✦atPenn StateL 10–⁠384641––1
2023 SMU 14 games, 24 catches, 370 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠14290––2
Sep 9atOklahomaL 11–⁠28–––––2
Sep 16vs.Prairie View A&MW 69–⁠03961––2
Sep 23atTCUL 17–⁠341430–––
Sep 30vs.CharlotteW 34–⁠162251––2
Oct 12atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠103311––1
Oct 20atTempleW 55–⁠021401222
Oct 28vs.TulsaW 69–⁠1011202531
Nov 4atRiceW 36–⁠3124211223
Nov 10vs.North TexasW 45–⁠21–––––1
Nov 18atMemphisW 38–⁠3434501221
Nov 25vs.NavyW 59–⁠14–––1294
Dec 2atTulaneW 26–⁠1444301193
Dec 28 ✦vs.Boston CollegeL 14–⁠231100245–
2022 SMU 9 games, 22 catches, 243 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atNorth TexasW 48–⁠102761–––
Oct 14vs.NavyW 40–⁠342301––1
Oct 22vs.CincinnatiL 27–⁠292230––1
Oct 29atTulsaW 45–⁠34140––2
Nov 5vs.HoustonW 77–⁠63290–––
Nov 12atSouth FloridaW 41–⁠23240–––
Nov 17atTulaneL 24–⁠593300––2
Nov 26vs.MemphisW 34–⁠3121301241
Dec 17 ✦vs.BYUL 23–⁠246541––2
2021 SMU 8 games, 17 catches, 209 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 18atLouisiana TechW 39–⁠37120–––
Sep 25atTCUW 42–⁠341100–––
Oct 2vs.South FloridaW 41–⁠172170–––
Oct 21vs.TulaneW 55–⁠263200–––
Nov 6atMemphisL 25–⁠282230–––
Nov 13vs.UCFW 55–⁠284370–––
Nov 20atCincinnatiL 14–⁠48140–––
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 31–⁠343961–––

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

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