2022 Football Roster

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22 Kevin Daniels

  • Position RB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 225
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Glendale, Ariz.
  • High School Glendale

Biography

Career Achievements
  • 2022 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Sky Conference (First Team)
  • The Bluebloods 2022 Preseason All-Big Sky Team
  • 2021 Phil Steele Freshman All-America (First Team)
  • 2021 Hero Sports Freshman All-American
  • 2021 Phil Steele Big Sky Freshman of the Year
  • 2021 All-Big Sky Second Team
  • 2021 Phil Steele All-Big Sky (First Team)
  • Two-time Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week
Fall 2021: Started 10 games for the Lumberjacks, missing one due to an injury... Rushed for 1,146 yards on 6.2 yards per carry... Became the first 1,000-yard rusher since 2015 and ranks 10th all-time for a single season at Northern Arizona and is the most since Zach Bauman's 1,456 in 2013... The 6.2 yards per carry also ranks third on Northern Arizona's single season list... Added 141 yards receiving to rank 13th in the FCS with 128.7 all-purpose yards per game... Finished sixth in the FCS in rushing yards and third in rushing yards per game at 114.6 per game... Rushing for 229 yards against Southern Utah and 280 yards against Cal Poly, Daniels became the sixth player to record at least two 200-yard rushing games in his career... Finished the season with the sixth and tied for 15th-most yards in a single game... Broke free for a run of 86 yard against Southern Utah, the third longest in program history, and 90 yards against Cal Poly, the longest in history... Finished with five touchdowns against Cal Poly, tied for the second most in a single FCS game while the 280 yards ranked atop the FCS for a single game... Earned Honorable Mention for FCS National Performer of the Week from College Football Performance Awards for his game against Cal Poly... Named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week twice for his games against Idaho and Cal Poly... Earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors... Named to the 2021 FCS Freshman All-American Team by Hero Sports.

Spring 2021: Played in all 5 games of the spring, rushing for 24 yards on 11 carries... Added 5 receptions for 15 yards... Caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Keondre Wudtee just seven seconds before halftime against Southern Utah in Cedar City... Also credited with 1 tackle.


High School: Rushed for 4,926 yards and averaged 8.1 yards per carry in his career at Glendale HS…Recorded 89 career rushing touchdowns…Posted three 1,000-yard rushing seasons and 25 games with 100-plus yards…Rushed for 1,517 yards and averaged 7.2 yards per carry with 29 touchdowns in his senior season…Posted 1,935 rushing yards and averaged 10.0 yards per carry with 38 rushing touchdowns in his junior season…Averaged 175.9 yards per game as a junior…Rushed for 1,001 yards and 15 touchdowns as a freshman…Recorded 120 receptions for 2,227 yards and 23 receiving touchdowns in his career…Averaged 18.6 yards per reception in his career and over 21 yards per reception in both his sophomore and junior seasons…Totaled 53 receptions for 917 yards and 11 receiving touchdowns as a senior…Recorded 7,523 all-purpose yards and 198.0 all-purpose yards per game in his career…Averaged 231.5 all-purpose yards as a senior…Two-time 4A Black Canyon Region Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, 4A All-Conference First Team and All-4A Black Canyon Region First Team in 2018 and 2019…Also earned All-5A Union Region honors as a wide receiver and quarterback in 2016 and 2017…Named All-Arizona Honorable Mention as a junior.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    RB
    6'2" 225 lbs
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    2021Freshman

    RB
    6'2" 225 lbs
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    2022Sophomore

    RB
    6'2" 225 lbs
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