CJ Daniels

● Good-sized frame, with length and adequate muscle in his upper body ● Reliable ball skills and looks the ball into his hands (1.6 percent drop rate over the past two seasons) ● Catch-of-the-year candidate with his one-handed grab against Notre Dame in 2025 ● Impressive contested-catch rate (75.8 percent) over past three seasons ● Smart, tough player and shows a natural feel for the position ● Coordinated feet in his release and fights through grabby coverage ● Quickly reaches landmarks and stays alert when tagged as hot route ● Sources in Miami program speak highly of his pro mindset and consistency in practice

● Average-at-best speed and vertical push ● Struggles to shed bump-and-run defenders in his routes ● Relies more on savvy than suddenness to get open ● Tape doesn’t show a threatening player after the catch ● Nice job using blocking angles, but average strength will be more noticeable vs. NFL corners ● Didn’t produce a 100-yard receiving game at LSU or Miami (last 100-yard game came in December 2023 at Liberty) ● Not much special teams experience on his resume ● Tore right ACL on first day of 2022 spring practices, which required surgery and sidelined him for most of the ‘22 season; reaggravated his knee and dealt with a foot injury, which required offseason surgery, during the 2024 season; missed three games during super-senior season because of injury (Oct. 2025)

A one-year starter at Miami (and three-and-a-half-year starter overall), Daniels lined up primarily outside (86.2 percent of his snaps) in offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson’s scheme. After overcoming injury adversity at Liberty, he had a nondescript 2024 season at LSU before becoming an underrated part of the Hurricanes’ run to the 2025 national championship game. Daniels doesn’t have a true difference-making trait, but his package of skills is easy to appreciate. He has quality size and foot quickness with gliding movements to attack coverage. Whether wide open or double covered, he frames the ball with the same focus and prides himself on doing whatever is asked of him within the offense. Overall, Daniels might lack explosive speed, but he creates separation with crafty instincts and finishes with dependable ball skills. He projects best inside as a “big slot” in the NFL, who can rely on his awareness and toughness to be productive.