CFB Zeitgeist Score
74
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by tackles for loss at the 96th percentile.
Kendal Daniels
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
54 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
#134Rd 4 · Pick 34
Atlanta2026 NFL rookie season
LB · OKLAHOMA · SEC
Kendal Daniels
- 4
- #5
- 6-5 | 242 lb
- Beggs, OK
Heisman Heat
#13425
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP LB AWARD
Butkus
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2022
Oklahoma State · LB
—
★
2023
Oklahoma State · LB
R09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
Recognized
2025
Oklahoma · LB
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NFL Draft 2026 · Rd 4, Pick 34 · #134 overall · Atlanta
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R4 · #134
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4-star | 0.9578 | No. 101 recruit | HighSchool | Oklahoma State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma State -> Oklahoma | 4-star | 0.9100 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Oklahoma State
Composite
0.9578
#101 national
NFL Draft
2026 · Rd 4, Pick 34
#134 overall · Atlanta
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Kendal Daniels
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Kendal Daniels
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 13g
54Tackles
10Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Per game
4Tackles
0.8Tackles for loss
0.1Sacks
Final
54Tackles
10Tackles for loss
1Sacks
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Kendal Daniels is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Oklahoma's defense, with 1.0 sacks, 10.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-disruption defender | High-volume tackler against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
54 90th
SOLO
29 88th
TFL
10.0 98th
SACK
1.0 82nd
QBH
2 66th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
3 76th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-3vs Illinois State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-13vs Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 42-3@ Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Auburn | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-0vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-23@ Texas | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-7@ South Carolina | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34vs Ole Miss | 6 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 10 | W 33-27@ Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-21@ Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 17-6vs Missouri | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 17-13vs LSU | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 24-34vs Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo
2023Oklahoma State10-4HC: Mike Gundy · Pass-leaning
2025Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | 54 | 29 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 105 | 62 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 69 | 43 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 228 | 134 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 54 | #500/4942 | 90th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 10.0 | #103/4972 | 98th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 1.0 | #872/4972 | 82nd pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 3 | #521/2184 | 76th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | QB hurries | 2 | #647/1878 | 66th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 29 | #559/4584 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Butkus award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home8g | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins10g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Losses3g | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the LB cohort
74Solid starter
Elite: tackles for loss (96th). Strength: tackles (82nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · LB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Kendal DanielsOklahomaColton PharesApp State· 90% simGavin MoulDelaware· 89% simKeaton ThomasBaylor· 88% sim
Tackles for loss
Tackles
Solo tackles
Passes defended
QB hurries
Sacks
Forced fumbles
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Deshawn Holt’s 2024 season.
Deshawn Holt
71%match
#2
Javae Gilmore
70%
#3
Matt Jones
68%
#4
Jordan Wright
66%
#5
Caleb Bacon
66%
Matches Deshawn on
Tackle volume
Height
Class year
Differs from Deshawn on
PD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nyjalik Kelly's senior season at UCF (2025).
Nyjalik Kelly
81%match
#2
Keaten Wade
78%
#3
Andre Carter
All-MAC
74%
#4
C.J. Goetz
71%
#5
Samuel Dankah
70%
Matches Nyjalik on
PD rate
Weight
TFL rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Venables
Pass share
50.4%
429 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
7.0%
345 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coach2022
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2023
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
2025
Brent Venables
Oklahoma
Played his entire career under Brent Venables.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownBeggs, OK
Height6'5"
Weight242 lb
Class4
PositionLB
Jersey5
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Current teamOklahoma
ConferenceSEC
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All-Big 12 | all_conference | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | DB |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | LB4 | #13425 | #13377 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | LB4 | #7840 | #8474 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | LB4 | #7931 | #8521 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Big 12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oklahoma | SEC | LB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 242 lb | Beggs, OK |
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | LB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 242 lb | Beggs, OK |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | LB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 242 lb | Beggs, OK |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | LB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-5 | 242 lb | Beggs, OK |