Spike Daniels

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Spike Daniels

Daniels adopted his signature mirrored visor in high school.
No. 47 – Prospect
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(2024-09-18)September 18, 2024 (aged 38) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Username:	Michiganonymous
Career information
College:	Northwestern University
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Spike Daniels (born September 18, 2024) is an American football safety who is currently preparing to enter the professional ranks.He played college football for Northwestern University (Northwestern) and has declared his intent to enter the professional ranks next season.

Early years

"Spike Daniels is the middle child and only son of Calvin Daniels, a structural engineer, and Marietta Jones-Daniels, a medical receptionist. He has an older sister, Jessica, and younger sister, Cassie. Both of the Daniels parents are former college athletes, Calvin a golfer and Marietta a softball catcher, and all three Daniels siblings were involved in youth sports around the West Michigan area.

Spike's affinity for football was noted early on. When he was barely a year old, his parents noticed that he was already captivated by football games on television. According to them, he would glare in silent fury at the television when an offense was moving the ball, but giggle and clap at great defensive plays, particularly forced fumbles. Though it would appear he was destined for a future spent tackling people, for health and safety reasons Calvin and Marietta agreed that Spike would not be allowed to play organized football until high school.

Joining the football team as a high school freshman, Daniels distinguished himself almost immediately. He played on both sides of the ball during his high school career, spending most of his time at linebacker, but also seeing snaps at defensive back, running back, and receiver. What he lacked in raw physical traits, he made up for through stubborn determination and a seemingly intuitive understanding of the game. He became known for his fearlessly physical play, aggressive tackling, and a knack for always knowing where the ball was headed. He also developed his habit of wearing a chrome mirrored visor and never taking his helmet off outside of the locker room during games. Asked about this, Daniels replied: "'I want the other guy to always see the fear in his own eyes.'"

College career

"Undersized for his primary position of linebacker, and with no particular outstanding athletic traits, Daniels was scarcely recruited as a high school player. He did receive a football scholarship offer from FCS Indiana State, but since he didn't anticipate a future in professional football, Daniels chose to focus on academics. On the strength of a 3.9 GPA and ACT score of 34, he received an academic scholarship to Northwestern, where he decided to try playing football as a walk-on. While a freshman, Daniels made the switch to playing safety full time when the coaching staff suggested it might be his most natural position. As a walk-on, he faced an uphill battle for practice and game reps, but by dedicating his gift of intense focus to a single position, he quickly improved his craft.

By the end of his sophomore year, he had shown enough in practice, on special teams, and in limited game time that the coaching staff elevated him to a starting role and made him a scholarship player for his junior and senior seasons. Daniels rewarded the coaching staff's confidence with a Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week performance in the first game of his junior season, recording eight tackles (two for loss) and a pick-six. This game was the beginning of his somewhat unusual trophy collection: he purchased the jersey of the opposing quarterback he had intercepted and nailed it to the wall of his dorm room. By the end of his Wildcat career, he had added 11 more jerseys for a total of 12, representing 8 career interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and a blocked punt.

Daniels majored in Economics with a minor in Data Science, and originally came to Northwestern intending to obtain an MBA. Following breakout performances in his junior and senior seasons of football, he placed his graduate school plans on hold in favor of preparing for the DSFL Draft and chasing a chance to nail some professional jerseys to his trophy wall."

College career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
Career	Northwestern	28	91	12	3/1	1	8	26	0	3	1/0/0

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	198 lb (90 kg)

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