 Daniel with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023 | |||||
| Profile | |||||
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| Position | Defensive back | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (1991-10-01)October 1, 1991 (age 34) St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | San Jose (CA) Branham | ||||
| College | BYU | ||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||
Robertson DeShawn Daniel (born October 1, 1991) is an American professionalfootballdefensive back who is afree agent. He playedcollege football atBYU. Daniel was signed by theOakland Raiders of theNational Football League (NFL) as anundrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of theGreen Bay Packers,Washington Redskins, andBaltimore Ravens of the NFL and theCalgary Stampeders andToronto Argonauts of theCanadian Football League (CFL).
Daniel attendedBrigham Young University, where he played for coachBronco Mendenhall'sBYU Cougars football team in 2013 and 2014 after transferring fromDe Anza College.[1]
Source:BYUCougars.com
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2013 | BYU | 13 | 12 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | BYU | 12 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 22 | 110 | 87 | 23 | 1.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 4.46 s | 1.64 s | 2.61 s | 4.21 s | 6.87 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 24 reps | |||
| All values are fromPro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the2015 NFL draft, Daniel signed with theOakland Raiders on May 8, 2015.[3] On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders.[4]
On September 7, 2015, Daniel was signed to theGreen Bay Packers'practice squad.[5] He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on January 15, 2016.[6] However, Daniel was inactive for the Packers' divisional playoff game against theArizona Cardinals the following day.[7]
He was released by the Packers during final team cuts on September 3, 2016.[8] On September 22, 2016, Daniel was signed to the Packers' practice squad.[9] He was released from the Packers' practice squad on September 27, 2016.[10]
On October 3, 2016, Daniel was signed to theWashington Redskins' practice squad.[11] He was released from the Redskins' practice squad on October 11, 2016.[12]
Daniel was signed to theBaltimore Ravens' practice squad on October 13, 2016.[13] On October 22, 2016, he was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster.[14] He was released by the Ravens on November 5, 2016 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 5, 2017.[17]
On September 2, 2017, Daniel was waived/injured by the Ravens and placed oninjured reserve.[18] He was released on September 7, 2017. He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 5, 2017.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 2, 2018.[20] He was waived by the Ravens on May 3, 2018.[21]
On August 27, 2018, Daniel was re-signed by the Ravens, only to be waived four days later.[22][23] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 3, 2018.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 22, 2018, but was waived two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad.[25][26] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Ravens on January 8, 2019.[27] He was waived on May 6, 2019.[28]
On May 25, 2019, Daniel signed with theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League (CFL) to a two-year contract.[29] He played in eight regular season games where he recorded 21 defensivetackles, sixspecial teams tackles, and threeinterceptions. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the2020 CFL season.
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As a pending free agent entering the2021 CFL season, Daniel's playing rights were traded to theToronto Argonauts on January 31, 2021.[30] He re-signed with the Argonauts three days later.[31]
On August 4, 2023, Daniel set a new Argonauts record for most tackles in a game with 16 in a 20–7 loss vs. the Stampeders in Calgary.[32] He played in 11 regular season games in2023 where he recorded 55 defensive tackles, two sacks, four interceptions, and one touchdown.[33] Daniel was named a CFL East All-Star at the end of the season, despite missing the last seven games due to injury.[34] He became afree agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.[35]
Source:NFL.com
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2016 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
