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Missouri State

2019 Football Roster

35 Donovan Daniels

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 196
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Prev School Phoenix (Ariz.) College

Biography

2019
Played in 9 contests his junior season with starts at tailback in the team's first 7 games ... Finished 3rd on the sqad in rushing yardage (154), 2nd in carries (81), 7th in all-purpose yards (219) and 8th in pass receptions (11) ... Had season-best 36 yards on 14 attempts in home opener against Kennesaw State (9/21/19) ... Carried 14 times for 33 yards in win at Western Illinois (10/5/19) with season-high 4 pass receptions for 12 yards ... Notched a season-long 37-yard pass reception at Tulane (9/14/19) and finished with 46 receiving yards on a pair of catches ... Carried season-high 16 times in season opener at Northern Arizona (8/29/19) ... Posted team-highs with 13 carries for 63 yards and a 21-yard touchdown run in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/18/19) with 3 pass receptions.

2018
Played all 11 games ... Racked up 261 rushing yards to finish 4th on the club, while his 65 carries ranked 3rd ... Notched back-to-back 60-yard rushing games at South Dakota (10/6/18) and at Indiana State (10/13/18), carrying 15 times in each contest ... Also posted a pair of rushing touchdowns in win at Indiana State ... Had 3 pass receptions for 14 yards at South Dakota State (11/3/18) ... Posted 4 touchdowns in four games from 9/15/18 to 10/13/18.

Phoenix College
Was a starting running back at Phonix (Ariz.) College in 2017 for coach Rubin Pflugrad ... Earned second-team All-ACCAC honors after collecting 243 yards on 79 carries with a pair of touchdowns while collecting 26 pass receptions for 207 yards.

High School
Earned Class 5 All-State and Post-Dispatch Super 30 honors as a senior at Webster Groves (Mo.) High for coach Cliff Ice’s Statesmen ... Collected a school-record 1,503 all-purpose yards as a senior in 2016, with 858 rushing yards on 175 carries and 12 touchdowns ... Also completed 64.3 percent of his pass attempts for 399 yards and 3 TDs and caught 17 passes for 311 yards as a senior ... Was a four-time All-Suburban South Conference pick and two-time all-district selection ... Compiled 1097 all-purpose yards his junior season with 601 rushing yards on 117 attempts and 307 receiving yards on 26 catches ... Was part of a district championship team his freshman season that advanced to the state semifinals and finished 9-2 overall.

Personal
Donovan Alexander Daniels was born 11/2/98 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Son of Bryan and Angela Daniels of St. Louis, Mo. .. Has a brother, Aaron, and a sister, Danielle ... Mother played basketball at Florida ... Majoring in Business.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2018Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 196 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2019Junior

    Running Back
    5'10" 196 lbs
    35

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