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| Position | Punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1994-12-08)December 8, 1994 (age 31) Dickson, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Dickson County (TN) | ||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Trevor Lyn Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is an American former professionalfootball player who was apunter in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theTennessee Volunteers and signed with theHouston Texans as anundrafted free agent in 2018. Daniel was also a member of theDenver Broncos andTennessee Titans.
Daniel was raised inDickson, Tennessee.[1] He watched Tennessee Volunteer football games with his grandfather, leading to his desire as a child to play for them.[1]
Daniel was a punter for theTennessee Volunteers in college.[2]In the 2015 season, Daniel executed a punt late in the rivalry game againstGeorgia that helped set up the Vols' first victory over the Bulldogs in several years. The punt went out of bounds on the Bulldogs' half-yard line.[3] In his four years with the Volunteers, Daniel's average punting average was fifth in the nation.[1]
Daniel was the Ray Guy Punter of the Week in early September 2017.[4] He finished the 2017 season ranked second nationally with a 95.99 GPR Punt Rating.[citation needed]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.98 s | 1.69 s | 2.90 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 23 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Daniel was signed by theHouston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[2] He won the punting job in 2018, beating out 18-year NFL veteranShane Lechler.[7] Daniel made his NFL debut in the Texans' season opener against theNew England Patriots, punting six times for 230 net yards in the 27–20 loss.[8] In the 2018 season, Daniel had 74 punts for 3,237 net yards for a 43.74 average.[9]
On September 17, 2019, Daniel was waived by the Texans.[10]
On December 31, 2019, Daniel signed a reserve/future contract with theDenver Broncos.[11] He was waived on April 23, 2020.[12]
On November 7, 2020, Daniel was signed to theTennessee Titans practice squad.[13] He was elevated to the active roster five days later for the team's Week 10 matchup against theIndianapolis Colts and was reverted to the practice squad after the game.[14] Daniel was promoted to the active roster on November 19.[15] He was waived by the Titans on November 24,[16] but was re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[17] Daniel was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 8,[18] but was restored to the practice squad on December 19.[19] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[20]
