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Jaguar Highlights: Should start at free safety in the fall ... Broke up a pass in the annual Red-Blue spring game, and also posted six tackles in the program’s second spring scrimmage.

As A Junior (2018): Saw action in every game both in the secondary and on special teams coverage units ... The only individual on the team to recover multiple fumbles ... Posted a career-best 41 total tackles — including a pair behind the line of scrimmage — and was also credited with a forced fumble ... Finished with a career-high six stops, all solo, with one for loss in season opener against Louisiana Tech ... Also recorded six tackles the following week at Oklahoma State and against Troy in the annual “Battle For The Belt” ... Against the Cowboys had one stop for a loss of 10 yards, and also forced a fumble that he recovered and returned three yards that set up a South touchdown two plays later in the closing minutes of the opening half ... Finished with four unassisted tackles at Memphis, and had four more stops the next week at eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Appalachian State ... Posted four stops in defeat of Alabama State and three in season-ending victory over Coastal Carolina ... Recorded three tackles at Georgia Southern and Arkansas State as well.

As A Sophomore (2017): Appeared in all 12 contests, recording 13 stops playing primarily on special teams ... Posted two stops in season debut at Ole Miss and in week two against No. 10 Oklahoma State ... Credited with a pair of solo tackles in first victory of the year over Alabama A&M ... Also made two stops in Sun Belt Conference opener against Idaho and at Louisiana Tech the following week.

As A Freshman (2016): Played in each of the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Lone tackle of the year was an assist in USA’s win over Nicholls.

High School Highlights: Earned three stars — ranking among the top 100 individually in the nation — from ESPN.com as an athlete ... Rated a three-star cornerback by 247Sports.com, with the organization including him among its top 85 in the country at the position ... Received two stars as a wide receiver from Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Played for the West team in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game ... Lettered all four years in both football and track at Chamberlain HS ... Was chosen first-team all-Western Conference as a defensive back his senior year after posting 90 tackles — including 5½ sacks — and returning two fumbles for touchdowns ... As a junior was credited with 76 tackles defensively while pacing the squad with 23 catches for 407 yards receiving.

Personal: Full name is Deedrick Damion Daniels Jr. ... Born Nov. 28, 1997, in Tampa, Fla. ... Son of Deedrick Daniels Sr. and Sontrivette Holten ... Favorite movie is “Law Abiding Citizen” ... Favorite book is “The Red Pyramid” ... Favorite teams are the Baltimore Ravens and Toronto Raptors ... Favorite athlete is Anquan Boldin ... Favorite musical artists are Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West ... Favorite food is lasagna ... Likes to play video games, explore, listen to music and read stocks in his spare time ... Wants to work in the economics field in the future ... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent with Virginia ... Also recruited by Georgia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Purdue, South Florida, Temple, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Marshall, Western Kentucky, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, New Mexico and Toledo ... A communication major with a concentration in strategic communication, and has a general business minor.