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Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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Born: | Dickson, Tennessee, U.S. | December 8, 1994||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Dickson County (TN) | ||||||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||
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Trevor Lyn Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is a former American football punter. He played college football at Tennessee and signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
Daniel was raised in Dickson, Tennessee. [1] He watched Tennessee Volunteer football games with his grandfather leading to his desire as a child to play for them. [1]
Daniel punted for the Tennessee Volunteers in college. [2] In the 2015 season, he executed a punt late in the rivalry game against Georgia that helped set up the Vols' first victory over the Bulldogs in several years. The punt went out of bounds on the Bulldogs' half-yard line. [3] In his four years with the Volunteers, Daniel's average punting average was fifth in the nation. [1]
Daniel was the Ray Guy Punter of the Week in early September 2017. [4] He finished the 2017 season ranked second nationally with a 95.99 GPR Punt Rating.
Daniel was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. [2] He won the punting job in 2018, beating out 18-year NFL veteran Shane Lechler. [5] Daniel made his NFL debut in the Texans' season-opening 27–20 road loss to the New England Patriots, punting six times for 230 net yards. [6] Daniel finished his rookie season with 74 punts for 3,237 net yards for a 43.74 average. [7]
On September 17, 2019, Daniel was waived by the Texans. [8]
On December 31, 2019, Daniel signed a reserve/future contract with the Denver Broncos. [9] He was waived on April 23, 2020. [10]
On November 7, 2020, Daniel was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad. [11] He was elevated to the active roster on November 12 for the team's Week 10 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 19. [13] Daniel was waived by the Titans on November 24, [14] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [15] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 8, [16] and restored to the practice squad on December 19. [17] Daniel's practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 18, 2021. [18]
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