Academic Notes: Pursuing a master's degree in educational leadership - instructional leadership K-12 school leadership... Four-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient... 2022 NFF Hampshire Honor Society

Career Highlights:

• 2021 All-Big Sky (Honorable Mention)
• 2021 Phil Steele All-Big Sky (Fourth Team)
• 2021 Spring All-Big Sky (Honorable Mention)
• 2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky (Third Team)

Career Highs:

Fall 2021: Played and started in all 11 games... Ranked second on the Lumberjacks with 84 total tackles during the fall, including 34 unassisted... Added 1 sack, 1 quarterback hurry and 1 forced fumble... Broke up 2 passes during the fall, with 1 against Idaho State and 1 against Idaho... Played in 49 career games, tying for the most all-time with teammates Luis Aguilar and DJ Arnson... Earned 2021 All-Big Sky Fourth Team from Phil Steele and 2021 All-Big Sky Honorable Mention from the conference.

Spring 2021: Played in all 5 games of the spring season, starting 4... Fourth on the team with 26 tackles, including 0.5 for loss and 0.5 sacks... Added 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble... Led team with 11 tackles on the road at Southern Utah... Forced fumble in the fourth quarter against the Thunderbirds, leading to a touchdown for the Lumberjacks... Earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention for the spring.

2019: Missed the entire season with an injury. Granted an extra year of eligibility

2018: Ranked second on the squad with 73 tackles...also recorded a pair of TFL, three pass breakups and three QB hurries...recovered one fumble...saw action in all 10 games at linebacker...posted seven stops at UTEP (9/1)...made eight stops, including 1.5 TFLs vs. Eastern Washington (9/8)...recorded seven tackles and recovered a fumble at Missouri State (9/15)...compiled eight stops vs. Southern Utah (9/22)...posted a season-high 13 tackles at Idaho State (9/29)...recorded 12 stops vs. Cal Poly (10/26)...made eight tackles at UC Davis (11/3).

2017:  Appeared in all 12 games and made one start at linebacker…Registered 38 tackles (17 solo, 21 assists)…Totaled 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack…Broke up one pass and forced three quarterback hurries…Recovered a pair of fumbles…Recorded six tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Western Illinois (9/9)…Recovered a pair of fumbles in win at Cal Poly (9/23)…Totaled three tackles each in wins over Illinois State (10/7), at Portland State (10/14) and UC Davis (10/21)…Made four stops against Sacramento State (10/28)…Tallied four tackles at Southern Utah (11/18)…Made five stops in NCAA FCS Playoff opener vs. San Diego (11/25).

2016: Redshirt season

2015: Competed in all 11 games…Made his first career tackle against New Mexico Highlands finishing with three…Registered a pair of tackles, including a six-yard sack in the victory over Sacramento State…Also notched tackles against Arizona, Northern Colorado, and Eastern Washington…Was credited with 2.0 tackles for a loss of seven yards…Had one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup on the season.

High School: Competed for coach Steve Belles at Hamilton High School…Was a First Team All-Section, All-Conference and All-State honoree…Team was the 2012 Arizona State Champions…Recorded 250 career tackles and 10 sacks…Also competed in basketball…Averaged 10 rebounds and eight points per game.

Personal: Born on July 31 to Leah Vance and Willie Daniel…Has three younger sisters, Caroline, Charlette and Addison and one younger brother, Brayden…Enjoys playing video games.