Trevor Daniel

Trevor Daniel
No. 8 – Houston Texans
Position: Punter
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-08) December 8, 1994
Dickson, Tennessee
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Tennessee
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Punts: 21
Punting yards: 916
Average punt: 43.6
Inside 20: 11
Player stats at NFL.com

Trevor Daniel (born December 8, 1994) is an American football punter for the Houston Texans of the NFL.[1][2]

Early life

Trevor Daniel was raised in Dickson, Tennessee.[3] Daniel watched Tennessee Volunteer football games with his grandfather leading to his desire as a child to play for them.[3]

College career

Daniel was a punter for the Tennessee Volunteers in college.[2] In the 2015 season, Daniel 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.[4] In his four years with the Volunteers, Daniel's average punting average was fifth in the nation.[3]

Daniel was the Ray Guy Punter of the Week in early September 2017.[5] He finished the 2017 season ranked 2nd nationally with a 95.99 GPR Punt Rating.

Professional career

He was picked up by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[2] Daniel won the punting job in 2018, beating out 18-year NFL veteran Shane Lechler.[6] He made his NFL debut in the Texans' season opener against the New England Patriots. He had six punts for 230 net yards in the 27–20 loss.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "New Texans punter Trevor Daniel grateful for opportunity -". Houston Chronicle. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Vols punter Trevor Daniel in line to be Houston Texans starter". Knoxville News. Knoxville News. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "A family dream for UT punter Trevor Daniel". SEC Sports. SEC Sports. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vols' punter pins Georgia on 1-yard line late". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Dickson County native Trevor Daniel named Ray Guy punter of the week for Tennessee". The Tennessean. The Tennessean. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "McClain: Shane Lechler didn't lose his job - Trevor Daniel won it". HoustonChronicle.com. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  7. ↑ "Houston Texans at New England Patriots - September 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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