University of South Alabama Athletics

High School Highlights: A three-star 247Sports.com prospect, was among the organization’s top 25 recruits in Mississippi and top 80 defensive tackles in the country ... Earned a pair of stars from Rivals.com as well ... Played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following the conclusion of his prep career, registering an assisted tackle in the contest ... A member of the varsity at Sumrall High for five years ... Finished with 44 stops, including eight behind the line of scrimmage highlighted by 2½ sacks, as a senior and was named second-team all-state by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Rushed for 99 yards and six touchdowns his final season at the prep level as well to help the Bobcats reach the quarterfinals of the state 4A playoffs ... Credited with at least one tackle for loss in six straight outings in the middle of the year ... Posted season-best nine stops in victory over Purvis High ... Made seven stops against Presbyterian Christian School, while recording six tackles in match-ups with Pearl River Central HS and Newton County High ... Posted season-high seven tackles, with three of those for loss, in win over NCHS ... Also finished with three stops behind the line against Stone High ... Had seven tackles — including two behind the line of scrimmage — in season finale against Poplarville HS and in match-up with Purvis HS ... Credited with 60 tackles with 13 of those for loss as well as two fumble recoveries when he was a junior, running for 36 yards and two scores that fall as well ... Collected 61 tackles highlighted by a career-high 14 behind the line while forcing three fumbles his sophomore year in helping SHS go 8-4 while qualifying for postseason play ... That total included six sacks ... Also recorded 61 stops — 13 of those were for a loss — with 5½ sacks and a pair of recovered fumbles as a freshman ... Caught three passes for 35 yards and a touchdown as the Bobcats advanced to the state playoffs ... In his first season on the varsity made 42 stops including seven behind the line of scrimmage ... Also lettered in basketball, track and powerlifting at SHS ... Set a school record with a deadlift of 630 pounds.

Personal: Full name is Cole Dashun Daniels ... Born Aug. 27, 2001, in Columbia, Miss. ... Favorite movie is “Soul Plane” ... Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys ... Favorite athlete is Aaron Donald ... Favorite musical artist is G Herbo ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite subject is biology ... Likes to ride horses, work out, and spend time with family and friends in his free time ... Wants to open up a barbershop when he is done playing football ... Has not decided on a major.