Trevor Daniel (American football)

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Trevor Daniel
No. 8, 12
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-08) December 8, 1994 (age 29)
Dickson, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Dickson County (TN)
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Punts:89
Punting yards:3,873
Average punt:43.5
Inside 20:38
Career long:61
Player stats at NFL.com

Trevor Lyn Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is a former American football punter. He played college football at Tennessee.

Early years[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Houston Texans[edit]

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[edit]

On December 31, 2019, Daniel signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos.[9] He was waived on April 23, 2020.[10]

Tennessee Titans[edit]

On November 7, 2020, Daniel was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on November 12 for the team's week 10 game against the Indianapolis Colts, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 19.[13] Daniel was waived by the Titans on November 24, 2020,[14] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[15] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 8, 2020,[16] and restored to the practice squad on December 19.[17] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rice, Brian (October 1, 2015). "A family dream for UT punter Trevor Daniel". SEC Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Mike (August 31, 2018). "Former Vols punter Trevor Daniel in line to be Houston Texans starter". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Slovin, Matt (October 10, 2015). "Vols' punter pins Georgia on 1-yard line late". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ Simmons, Andy (September 6, 2017). "Dickson County native Trevor Daniel named Ray Guy punter of the week for Tennessee". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ McClain, John (August 31, 2018). "McClain: Shane Lechler didn't lose his job – Trevor Daniel won it". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Houston Texans at New England Patriots – September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Trevor Daniel 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Wilson, Aaron (September 17, 2019). "Texans switch punters: sign Bryan Anger, cut Trevor Daniel". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Jensen, Chad (December 31, 2019). "Broncos Sign 15 Futures Players, Claim NT Joel Heath off Waivers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  10. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 23, 2020). "Broncos waive punters Colby Wadman, Trevor Daniel". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 7, 2020). "Titans Make 12 Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Bears". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Bouda, Nate (November 12, 2020). "Titans Promote P Trevor Daniel & LS Matt Overton". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Alper, Josh (November 19, 2020). "Titans sign Trevor Daniel to 53-man roster". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  14. ^ Wyatt, Jim (November 24, 2020). "Titans Place LB Jayon Brown and LT Ty Sambrailo on Injured Reserve While Making Several Other Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  15. ^ Moraitis, Mike (November 26, 2020). "Titans add Trevor Daniel to practice squad, Greg Mabin claimed by Jaguars". Titans Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  16. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 8, 2020). "Titans Place WR Adam Humphries on Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 19, 2020). "Titans Make Several Roster Moves Before Sunday's Game vs Lions". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "Four players have contracts expire". FantasyGuru.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links[edit]

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