Mike Daniels Season 2004

31 - Mike DanielsPosition: Free Safety
Class: r-Senior
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 204 lbs.

High School: Fairfax
Hometown: Fairfax, Va.

       A smart player who plays a physical brand of football ... Held down the No. 2 spot at free safety last season ... Is expected to see his share of playing time this fall ... Has some limitations, but possesses a knack for being around the football ... Excels in run support ... Works hard and hits hard ... Knows the Tech system ... Doesn't put himself in bad positions ... Began his Tech career working at free safety while redshirting as a freshman ... Switched to the whip position where he started four games in 2001 and one game in 2002 ... Will be counted on for senior leadership ... Brings added stability to the free safety position ...

2003: Saw action in 12 games ... Had 13 solo tackles and 14 assists ... Played 14 snaps on defense and four on specials teams against UCF ... Had a solo tackle and two assists against the Golden Knights ... Was on the field for 27 defensive snaps against James Madison ... Had a solo stop and two assists that game ... Played seven special teams snaps against Texas A&M ... Played 33 snaps on defense against UConn, recording five solo stops and four assists ... Had two solo tackles and an assist at Rutgers ... Was in for brief action on special teams at West Virginia, against Miami and at Pittsburgh ... Played all of the second half on defense against Boston College ... Had two solo tackles and three assists in the game ... Led the defensive backs with a 550-pound back squat during spring max testing ... Registered three tackles during the spring game ...

2002: Played in all 14 games, starting one ... Had 25 solo tackles and 26 assists ... Included in those 51 tackles were two tackles for loss ... Also had a pass broken up and forced fumble ... Had two solo stops, including a tackle for loss, against Arkansas State ... Had a solo stop in the win over LSU ... Earned the start against Marshall ... Had two solo tackles and three assists ... Registered a solo tackle and two assists in the win at Texas A&M ... Recorded three solo stops and two assisted tackles at Western Michigan ... Registered two solo stops and two assists in the win at Boston College ... Also caused a fumble which prevented an Eagle touchdown ... Played 25 snaps on defense against Temple, registering three solo tackles, two assists and a tackle for loss ... Was in on 28 snaps on defense against Pittsburgh, registering two solo tackles and two assists ... Recorded three solo stops, three assists and a pass broken up at Syracuse ... Had three solo tackles and two assists against West Virginia ... Had three assisted tackles against Virginia ... Had a solo stop and two assists at Miami ... Registered three assists in the bowl win over Air Force ... Moved back to free safety before the start of spring practice ... Was in on five tackles during one spring scrimmage ... Had four tackles, including one behind the line, in another scrimmage ... Registered a tackle for loss and two total tackles in the annual Maroon-White game ...

2001: Played in every game ... Recorded 12 solo tackles, 16 assists and broke up a pass during the year ... Started on the kickoff team and the kickoff and punt return teams ... Saw action on 17 special teams plays against Connecticut ... Saw brief action on special teams versus Western Michigan ... Had an assist on 11 plays at Rutgers ... Saw action on a season-high 24 special teams plays against Boston College ... Played 18 snaps on defense and 14 on special teams at Pittsburgh, recording a solo tackle and an assist ... Earned his first career start at Temple ... Had two solo tackles and an assist, and broke up a pass in that win ... Was credited with four solo tackles and four assists at Virginia ... On a personal-best 87 plays, had four solo tackles and nine assists against No. 1 Miami ... Led the Hokies with seven tackles in the Gator Bowl ... Had two sacks in that game for minus-14 yards ... Also recovered a fumble ... Met all six of his goals in the weight room prior to the season ... Turned in a personal-best 450-pound back squat during spring testing ... Posted four tackles and broke up a pass in one spring scrimmage ... Added four tackles in another spring scrimmage and contributed a pair of tackles during the Maroon-White game ...

2000: Spent a redshirt season working at free safety ... Improved in three of Tech's four major lifts during the off-season strength and conditioning workouts ... Was in on four tackles, including two behind the line in the Hokies' first spring scrimmage ... Intercepted a pass in the annual spring game and assisted on three tackles ...

High School: Set a school record with 18 career pass interceptions during his four varsity seasons at Fairfax ... Lettered four years as a defensive back and wide receiver for Coach Tom Verbanic ... Was the Liberty District Player of the Year as a senior ... Went on to earn first-team all-district, all-region and all-state honors ... Was a SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American ... An honorable-mention All-USA pick by USA Today ... Rated the No. 25 defensive back prospect in the nation by SuperPrep ... Posted 102 tackles and four interceptions during his senior season ... Also contributed 23 pass receptions for 450 yards and three TDs ... Averaged 25 yards on punt returns and 27 yards on kickoff returns ... Ran for one touchdown, caught a pass for another TD and collected 12 tackles in a game against Madison his senior year ... Picked off seven passes as a junior ... Helped the team to a four-year 31-9 regular-season record and two district titles ... Also excelled in basketball, lettering four years and setting a school scoring mark with 1,250 points ...

Personal: Michael William Daniels ... Born 9/18/81 in Germany ... Son of Fletcher, Jr., and Carolyn Daniels ... Studying sociology.

Tackles	G	UT	AT	Tot.	Loss	Sacks
2001	11	12	16	28	0-0	0-0
2002	14	25	26	51	0-0	0-0
2003	12	13	14	27	0-0	0-0
Career	37	50	56	106	0-0	0-0

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