Kendal Daniels

Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-5
Weight:
242
Hometown:
Beggs, Okla.
Prev School:
Oklahoma State University

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2021	3-0	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0-0	0	0	0
2022	13-5	45	26	71	6.5-17	0.0-0	3-20	1	0	5
2023	14-14	62	43	105	5.5-28	2.0-17	2-21	1	2	1
2024	12-9	45	19	64	10.5-56	5.5-45	0-0	0	0	7
Career	42-28	152	88	240	22.5-101	7.5-62	5-41	2	2	13

2024 (OKLAHOMA STATE)
Played in all 12 games and made nine starts … totaled 64 tackles (11 for loss), 5.5 sacks, seven pass breakups, and three QB hurries … recorded six tackles, including season-highs of 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks at Colorado (11/29) … notched a season-high 10 tackles (0.5 TFL) vs. Texas Tech (11/23) … registered five total tackles (1.5 TFLs) and one pass breakup at TCU (11/9) … logged three tackles (2.0 TFLs) and one sack vs. West Virginia (10/5) … recorded seven tackles (1.5 TFLs), one sack, and one QB hurry vs. Utah (9/21) … notched seven tackles (0.5 TFL), one QB hurry, and two pass breakups vs. Arkansas (9/7).

2023 (OKLAHOMA STATE)
Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors ... started all 14 games .... ranked second in Big 12 in fumble recoveries (two), fifth in solo tackles (62), fifth in total tackles (105), and eight in tackles per game (7.5) ... recorded 5.5 tackles for loss … tallied at least four tackles in every game, with a season-high of 11 at UCF (11/11) and at West Virginia (10/21) … recorded an interception and returned it 20 yards vs. Kansas (10/14) ... made the game-sealing interception near the goal line with no time in the Texas Bowl vs. Texas A&M (12/27) ... recorded one sack at UCF (11/11) and vs. South Alabama (9/16) ... served as a game captain at Iowa State (9/23) ... named OSU’s co-defensive MVP for his performance at West Virginia (10/21) ... named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

2022 (OKLAHOMA STATE)
Named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year … selected to the College Football News Freshman All-America third-team and All-Big 12 second-team … named a first team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... played in all 13 games and started five times, including four of the final six contests ... totaled 71 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups, one forced fumble, four QB hurries, three interceptions, and a safety … ranked fourth among all FBS freshmen with three interceptions and fifth among all FBS freshmen with an average of 5.5 tackles per game ... ranked fourth on team with 71 total tackles ... had a season-best 11 tackles at Kansas (11/5) and vs. Central Michigan (9/1) ... recorded at least one tackle in every game and had eight games with at least five tackles ... set a season-best with 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Texas Tech (10/8) ... had an assisted tackle for loss that resulted in a safety at Baylor (10/1) ... notched a forced fumble and an interception and had a game-high 10 tackles, as well as 1.5 tackles for loss vs. Iowa State (11/12).

2021 (OKLAHOMA STATE)
Redshirted … appeared in three games: vs. Notre Dame (1/1), TCU (11/13), and Kansas (10/30) … did not record any stats.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Beggs High School in Beggs, Okla. ... helped lead Beggs to a state semifinals appearance as a junior and a senior ... also part of a state runner-up team at Beggs as a sophomore in 2018 ... selected for the 2021 All-American Bowl ... played both ways as a safety on defense and a wide receiver on offense ... finished his senior season as an all-state selection with 120 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, six sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, four interceptions and an interception return for a touchdown on defense, while adding 56 catches for 642 yards and 10 touchdowns on offense ... totaled 117 tackles, six interceptions and three interception return touchdowns to go along with three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a junior ... also lettered in basketball ... originally committed to Texas A&M but flipped to Oklahoma State in March of 2021 ... a consensus four-star recruit who was rated as the No. 41 overall player in the class and the No. 1 player in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2025 ... graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in university studies in May 2025 ... pursuing a second bachelor's degree in organizational leadership.