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Jersey Number 58
Sam Daniels
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 265
- Hometown:
- Portsmouth, Va.
- High School:
- Woodrow Wilson
Bio
At JMU: Fifth-year Duke who is expected to be a third-year starter at defensive tackle... player the JMU staff will expect to provide leadership after he was the team’s only underclassman captain a year ago and potentially among the better performers in the nation at his position, said defensive line coach J.C. Price.
2009: Voted Second Team All-CAA. Finished the season with 66 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks.Recieved pre-season All-America 1st team Defensive honors as defensive end by The Sports Network... pre-season 1st team honors as defensive tackle in Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Pre-season Guide... pre-season All-America 2nd team honors as defensive tackle by College Sporting News... in season opener at Maryland recorded 3 total tackles, including one for loss of 2 yards...vs VMI recorded eight tackles, three for loss...vs Liberty recorded seven tackles, and one sack...vs Hofstra had seven tackles, three solos, and one sack...vs Richmond recorded four tackles, three solos, one sack...vs Villanova had 10 tackles, one for loss...vs William and Mary recorded three tackles, one for loss...vs Delaware recorded five tackles, and two sacks...vs Maine recorded six tackles, two solos, one for loss...vs Umass recorded seven tackles, four solos, and one for loss...vs Towson recorded six tackles, three for loss.
2008: One of six JMU captains... took part in 42 tackles, including 17 unassisted stops, 12 tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks... second on the team in both tackles for loss and sacks... honorable mention All-America by College Sporting News and third-team All-CAA... eighth in the CAA in sacks and 11th in the CAA in tackles for loss... involved in a career-high seven tackles, including six unassisted and four for loss, at Villanova... involved in five tackles at Towson and vs. Wofford in the NCAA playoffs... involved in 1.5 sacks in both games and blocked a conversion kick at Towson... had sacks vs. Appalachian State and Maine and shared sacks vs. Richmond and North Carolina Central.
2007: Made nine starts and played in each game... had 37 tackles (16 unassisted, 8.5 for loss and 6.5 sacks)... led JMU in tackles for loss and tied for the team lead in sacks... tied for eighth in the CAA in sacks... had a then-career-high six stops (4 solo, 2 sacks) at Rhode Island... had four stops vs. Northeastern, Richmond and Appalachian State... had a solo and shared sack vs. Towson and solo sacks vs. New Hampshire, Coastal Carolina and William & Mary... broke up a pass vs. Richmond.
2006: As a redshirt freshman was in the defensive tackle rotation and started at Appalachian State... had 14 tackles (5 solo, 1.5 for loss)... had a season-high five stops at Virginia Military (1 one solo, 1.5 for loss)... had three stops (1 solo) vs. Bloomsburg, two vs. Northeastern and Rhode Island, and one vs. New Hampshire and Towson.
High School: First-team all-district and All-Tidewater and second-team all-region as a Woodrow Wilson senior.
Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration.
2009: Voted Second Team All-CAA. Finished the season with 66 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks.Recieved pre-season All-America 1st team Defensive honors as defensive end by The Sports Network... pre-season 1st team honors as defensive tackle in Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Pre-season Guide... pre-season All-America 2nd team honors as defensive tackle by College Sporting News... in season opener at Maryland recorded 3 total tackles, including one for loss of 2 yards...vs VMI recorded eight tackles, three for loss...vs Liberty recorded seven tackles, and one sack...vs Hofstra had seven tackles, three solos, and one sack...vs Richmond recorded four tackles, three solos, one sack...vs Villanova had 10 tackles, one for loss...vs William and Mary recorded three tackles, one for loss...vs Delaware recorded five tackles, and two sacks...vs Maine recorded six tackles, two solos, one for loss...vs Umass recorded seven tackles, four solos, and one for loss...vs Towson recorded six tackles, three for loss.
2008: One of six JMU captains... took part in 42 tackles, including 17 unassisted stops, 12 tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks... second on the team in both tackles for loss and sacks... honorable mention All-America by College Sporting News and third-team All-CAA... eighth in the CAA in sacks and 11th in the CAA in tackles for loss... involved in a career-high seven tackles, including six unassisted and four for loss, at Villanova... involved in five tackles at Towson and vs. Wofford in the NCAA playoffs... involved in 1.5 sacks in both games and blocked a conversion kick at Towson... had sacks vs. Appalachian State and Maine and shared sacks vs. Richmond and North Carolina Central.
2007: Made nine starts and played in each game... had 37 tackles (16 unassisted, 8.5 for loss and 6.5 sacks)... led JMU in tackles for loss and tied for the team lead in sacks... tied for eighth in the CAA in sacks... had a then-career-high six stops (4 solo, 2 sacks) at Rhode Island... had four stops vs. Northeastern, Richmond and Appalachian State... had a solo and shared sack vs. Towson and solo sacks vs. New Hampshire, Coastal Carolina and William & Mary... broke up a pass vs. Richmond.
2006: As a redshirt freshman was in the defensive tackle rotation and started at Appalachian State... had 14 tackles (5 solo, 1.5 for loss)... had a season-high five stops at Virginia Military (1 one solo, 1.5 for loss)... had three stops (1 solo) vs. Bloomsburg, two vs. Northeastern and Rhode Island, and one vs. New Hampshire and Towson.
High School: First-team all-district and All-Tidewater and second-team all-region as a Woodrow Wilson senior.
Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration.
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