Tyrik McDaniel

Illinois

Sep 20 (Sat)

7:30 p.m.

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 195
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.
High School:
Dutch Fork
Prev School:
Independence C.C.

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 29 career games ... Played in 13 games over two seasons at Old Dominion (2020-21) ... Spent one season at Independence Community College (2022) before he transferred to Indiana.

2024 (Senior Season)
Season: Appeared in four games ... Entered the transfer portal during the season.

Western Illinois (9/6): Made one tackle.

2023 (Junior Season)
Season: Appeared in all 12 games ... made Indiana debut against Ohio State (9/2) ... one of 21 transfer student-athletes to make Indiana debut in 2023.

Ohio State (9/2): Logged snaps on special teams and defense in first appearance as a Hoosier. at Penn State (10/28): Posted one solo stop. Michigan State (11/18): Notched one tackle. at Purdue (11/25): Notched two solo tackles.

2022 (Sophomore Season - Independence C.C.)
Rated as the No. 1 junior college safety and No. 17 overall prospect by 247Sports ... tabbed the No. 4 safety and No. 47 overall JUCO prospect by ESPN ... earned second-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference ... appeared in five of nine games ... missed the final four games of the season due to injury ... logged 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks .. broke up four passes ... blocked one kick ... notched a season-best six stops at Garden State C.C. (10/8) with 2.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss ... made five tackles and blocked a punt for a safety at Coffeyville C.C. (9/10).

2021 (Redshirt Freshman Season - Old Dominion)
Appeared in all 13 games ... logged 10 tackles ... eight stops came on special teams, which led the team ... posted a season-best two tackles against Buffalo (9/25) and Charlotte (11/27).

2020 (Freshman Season - Old Dominion)
Old Dominion cancelled all fall athletic seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prep/Personal
Defensive back for head coach Tom Knotts at Dutch Fork High School ... consensus three-star recruit per ESPN, 247Sports, and Rivals ... rated as a top 30 recruit in South Carolina by all three recruiting services with a high of No. 24 per Rivals ... earned all-state honors as a senior ... helped Dutch Fork to four-straight South Carolina High School League Class 5A state football titles ... piled up 101 tackles as a senior with 6.0 tackles for loss, three interceptions, and nine pass breakups ... totaled 62 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, one interception, and one fumble recovery as a junior ... returned a school record five punts for touchdowns in his career.