CJ Daniels

Served as one of Miami’s top offensive performers in lone season with Hurricanes…Played in 13 games…Ranked third on team in both catches (50) and receiving yards (557)…Seven receiving touchdowns were second-most on Miami…Started 12 games…Impressive first start vs. Notre Dame (Aug. 31) included five catches, 46 yards and eye-popping one-handed touchdown that earned him FWAA Cheez-It Crunch Time Play Award for Week 1….Had first multi-touchdown game at Miami vs. Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6), totaling 73 yards on five catches…Caught four passes for 56 yards against USF (Sept. 13)…Posted 16 yards on four receptions vs. Florida (Sept. 20)…Delivered dominant outing in rivalry win at Florida State (Oct. 4), totaling five catches, 78 yards and finishing with two touchdowns…Had seven catches totaling 74 yards vs. Louisville (Oct. 17)…Had one touchdown catch and three total receptions in win over Stanford (Oct. 25)…Missed games vs. SMU (Nov. 1), Syracuse (Nov. 8) and NC State (Nov. 15) due to injury, returning in limited capacity vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 22)…Had two catches for 40 yards with one touchdown in win at Pittsburgh (Nov. 29)…Had two catches totaling 29 yards in College Football Playoff opener vs. Texas A&M (Dec. 20)…Had five catches for 49 yards, including crucial late fourth-quarter third-down conversion, in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Ohio State (Dec. 31)…Delivered four-catch performance in VRBO Fiesta Bowl win over Ole Miss (Jan. 8)…Had four catches for 62 yards in CFP National Championship Game against Indiana (Jan. 19).

Spent first four seasons of college career at Liberty (2020-2023) before spending 2024 season at LSU…Caught 42 passes for 480 yards in lone season with Tigers, seeing action in 11 games and making 10 starts…Delivered dominant career at Liberty, making 19 starts and playing in 42 games…Caught 106 passes totaling 1,959 yards with 21 touchdowns in time with Flames…Delivered brilliant final campaign at Liberty, catching 55 passes totaling 1,067 yards with 10 touchdowns…Name to 2023 All-Conference USA Second Team… For college career, has appeared in 43 games with 30 starts … 148 career receptions for 2,434 yards and 21 TDs.

Three-star prospect from Parkview High School … As senior, caught 93 passes for 1,411 yards and 15 TDs … Twice earned second-team all-county honors … Two-time first-team all-region selection … Helped Parkview to pair of regional titles … Also competed in basketball and track and field during high school career.