Big-Slot Hybrid

Projected
Round 3-4

Drafted · Round 6 · Pick 197 · 197th overall
Daniels suits up at /p/cj-daniels
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 3-4CJ Daniels projects as a big-slot hybrid. A WR out of Miami who tested with a fringe athletic profile (36th composite). Combine line reads 6'2" · 202 lb, 4.58s 40, 34.5″ vertical, 123″ broad. Career college production: 198 receptions for 2,991 yards and 28 TDs across 6 seasons. Dominance score 63 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Cohort-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Strong
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2023
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Above avg
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 15.11
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs WR CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
7 of 7 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.58s·24th of 1200
Vertical
34.5″·34th of 1054
Broad
123.0″·57th of 1017
3-Cone
7.03s·40th of 745
Shuttle
4.27s·41st of 768
Arm
31.8″·45th of 473
Hand
9.3″·35th of 474
40-Yard
vs. 1200
Vertical
vs. 1054
Broad
vs. 1017
3-Cone
vs. 745
Shuttle
vs. 768
Arm
vs. 473
Hand
vs. 474
Trait grades
Speed
24th percentile · 4.58s 40-yard
Burst
46th percentile · 34.5" vert · 123" broad
Lateral Agility
41th percentile · 7.03s 3-cone · 4.27s shuttle
Vertical Pop
34th percentile · 34.5" vertical
Frame
57th percentile · 6'2" · 202 lb
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
NFL comparisons
CeeDee Lamb
All-Pro2020 R1 · #17 · Oklahoma · 6-2/198lb · 4.5s 40
79
sim
J.R. Russell
2005 R7 · #253 · Louisville · 6-3/206lb · 4.56s 40
86
sim
Mike Woods
Bust2022 R6 · #202 · Oklahoma · 6-1/204lb · 4.55s 40
85
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 57th percentile. 6'2".
Primary risk
Speed sits in the 24th percentile (4.58s 40-yard). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Joint slot/X usage in 11-personnel with seam routes and red-zone fade isolation.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LIB | 11 | 220 | 20.0 | 3 | 56 |
| 2021 | LIB | 37 | 629 | 17.0 | 7 | 40 |
| 2022 | LIB | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | LIB | 55 | 1,067 | 19.4 | 10 | 75 |
| 2024 | LSU | 42 | 480 | 11.4 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | MIA | 50 | 557 | 11.1 | 7 | 47 |
| Career | 198 | 2,991 | 15.1 | 28 | 75 | |
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