DaVaris Daniels

DaVaris Daniels
No. 10
Position Wide receiver
Class Junior
Major Sociology
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Vernon Hills (IL)
Personal information
Date of birth December 18, 1992
Place of birth Vernon Hills, Illinois
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg)
Stats at ESPN.com

DaVaris Daniels (born December 18, 1992) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at Notre Dame.

High School

A native of Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, Illinois, Daniels helped lead his team to the Illinois Class 5A quarterfinals in the 2010 state playoffs. He accounted for 19 total TDs during his senior season: 10 rushing TDs, five receiving TDs, two punt returns, one interception return and one blocked field goal return. He was a Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection and was selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Florida.[1] He was also a member of Vernon Hills basketball and track and field teams.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Daniels was rated as the 21st best wide receiver prospect of his class, and the second best prospect from the state of Illinois.[2] On September 29, 2010, he announced his commitment to the University of Notre Dame.[3][4]

College career

Daniels redshirted his first year at Notre Dame. As a sophomore in 2012, Daniels played in 11 games catching 31 passes for 490 yards (15.8 YPC). In the 2013 BCS National Championship Game vs. Alabama, he recorded a career-high 115 receiving yards on six receptions. In 2013, as a full time starter for the Irish, Daniels recorded 49 catches for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. Against Purdue, Daniels caught an 82 yard pass from Tommy Rees where he fought off cornerback Ricardo Allen down the sideline for 40 yards before scoring.

Academic Issues

On January 9, 2014, Daniels was suspended for the spring semester for an academic issue, and was not permitted to practice with the team.[5] Daniels was deemed academically ineligible by the university, and was already on academic probation after failing to keep a 2.0 GPA in the fall semester.[6] On May 28, 2014, he was re-instated by the university.[7]

On August 15, 2014, the University announced that they were investigating suspected academic dishonesty on the part of several students, including members of the football team,[8] Daniels along with Keivarae Russell, Kendall Moore and Ishaq Williams were those named in the investigation, with another player, Eilar Hardy, named a few weeks later. Daniels maintained that he was innocent and that he "wrote his own papers".[9] On October 14, 2014, nearly two months since the school announced the investigation, DaVaris' father took to twitter to announce that his son was "done" at Notre Dame and would be moving onto other options.[10]

Daniels announced his intentions to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.[11]

Personal

His father, Phillip Daniels, played defensive end for 15 seasons in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.

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