Trevor Daniel
Trevor Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee.
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Dickson, Tennessee | December 8, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Dickson County (TN) | ||||||||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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Early years
Daniel was raised in Dickson, Tennessee.[1] He watched Tennessee Volunteer football games with his grandfather leading to his desire as a child to play for them.[1]
College career
Daniel was a punter for the Tennessee Volunteers in college.[2] In the 2015 season, Daniel executed a punt late in the rivalry game against Georgia 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 2nd nationally with a 95.99 GPR Punt Rating.
Professional career
Houston Texans
Daniel was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[2] Daniel won the punting job in 2018, beating out 18-year NFL veteran Shane Lechler.[5] He made his NFL debut in the Texans' season opener against the New England Patriots. He had six punts for 230 net yards in the 27–20 loss.[6] In the 2018 season, he had 74 punts for 3,237 net yards for a 43.74 average.[7]
On September 17, 2019, Daniel was waived by the Texans.[8]
Denver Broncos
On December 31, 2019, Daniel signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[9] He was waived on April 23, 2020.[10]
References
- "A family dream for UT punter Trevor Daniel". SEC Sports. SEC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- "Former Vols punter Trevor Daniel in line to be Houston Texans starter". Knoxville News. Knoxville News. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- "Vols' punter pins Georgia on 1-yard line late". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "Dickson County native Trevor Daniel named Ray Guy punter of the week for Tennessee". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- "McClain: Shane Lechler didn't lose his job - Trevor Daniel won it". HoustonChronicle.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "Houston Texans at New England Patriots - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "Trevor Daniel 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- Wilson, Aaron (September 17, 2019). "Texans switch punters: sign Bryan Anger, cut Trevor Daniel". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- "Broncos sign 15 players to future contracts, claim NT Joel Heath off waivers". DenverBroncos.com. December 31, 2019.
- DiLalla, Aric (April 23, 2020). "Broncos waive punters Colby Wadman, Trevor Daniel". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.