James Daniels
| No. 68 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | September 13, 1997 Warren, Ohio | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Warren G. Harding (Warren, Ohio) | ||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018 | |||||
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James Daniels (born September 13, 1997) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.
Early years
Daniels attended Harding High School in Warren, Ohio and was a three year starter for the varsity football team.[1] Along with football, he also participated in track.[2] He committed to play football for the Iowa Hawkeyes in July 2014, choosing the Hawkeyes over schools such as Alabama, Auburn, and Ohio State among others.[3]
College career
Daniels played at Iowa from 2015 to 2017. After his junior season in 2017, he chose to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] He played in 37 games for the Hawkeyes over three years.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.40 s | 7.29 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
21 reps | ||||
| All values from NFL Draft[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Daniels was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft.[7]
References
- ^ "James Daniels". University of Iowa Hawkeyes Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "WGH, JFK athletes excel at University of Akron meet". Tribune Chronicle. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Daniels follows brother to Hawkeyes, picks Iowa over Ohio State". qctimes.com. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa's James Daniels declares for NFL draft". The Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - James Daniels". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Iowa C James Daniels : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (April 27, 2018). "Bears pick James Daniels in second round". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.