James Daniels

James Daniels (born September 13, 1997) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

For the physicist, see James Maurice Daniels.

James Daniels
Daniels during the 2019 NFL season
No. 68 – Chicago Bears
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-13) September 13, 1997
Warren, Ohio
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Warren G. Harding
(Warren, Ohio)
College:Iowa
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:32
Games started:26
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Daniels attended Harding High School in Warren, Ohio and was a three year starter for the varsity football team.[1] Along with football, he also participated in track.[2] He committed to play football for the Iowa Hawkeyes in July 2014, choosing the Hawkeyes over schools such as Alabama, Auburn, and Ohio State among others.[3]

College career

Daniels played center at Iowa from 2015 to 2017. After his junior season in 2017, he chose to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] He played in 37 games for the Hawkeyes over three years.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3 3⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		 306 lb
(139 kg)		 33 3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		 9 1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.40 s 7.29 s 30 1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Draft[5][6]

Daniels was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7]

Eric Kush started the 2018 season at left guard, though Daniels was slowly integrated into the role by splitting time with Kush as the year progressed. On October 28, he became the starter at the position against the New York Jets after Kush suffered a neck injury.[8] He started 10 games as a rookie, nine at left guard and one at right guard.

Daniels (68) in a game against the Washington Redskins

Before the 2019 season, Daniels was moved to center, with then-incumbent center Cody Whitehair shifting to left guard.[9] In November, with the Bears' offense struggling and right guard Kyle Long being placed on injured reserve, Daniels returned to left guard.[10]

Personal life

Daniels is the younger brother of running back LeShun Daniels, who was his teammate at Iowa, and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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gollark: I think the reason the small ones work better is due to the higher variance.
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References
  1. "James Daniels". University of Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. "WGH, JFK athletes excel at University of Akron meet". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  3. "Daniels follows brother to Hawkeyes, picks Iowa over Ohio State". qctimes.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. "Iowa's James Daniels declares for NFL draft". The Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - James Daniels". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  6. "Iowa C James Daniels : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  7. Mayer, Larry (April 27, 2018). "Bears pick James Daniels in second round". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  8. Eurich, Matt (October 27, 2018). "James Daniels to make first NFL start in Week 8". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  9. Barbieri, Alyssa (May 22, 2019). "Matt Nagy confirms James Daniels will play center in 2019". USA Today. Bears Wire. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  10. Ellis, Cam (November 10, 2019). "How Kyle Long's injury started the process of switching James Daniels and Cody Whitehair". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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