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2016 IOWA HAWKEYES
10 yards . . . saw action in 59-3 win over Western Michigan as offense gained
446 yards total offense while rushing for over 200 yards in fourth straight
game . . . rushed 13 times for 54 yards in win over WMU to set career-best in
both attempts and yards . . . saw action in 34-24 loss at Ohio State, recording
four rushing attempts for 14 yards . . . saw action in 17-10 OT win over
Northwestern, rushing three times for eight yards . . . saw action in 28-9 loss to
Wisconsin, rushing four times for 14 yards . . . saw action in 38-14 win at Purdue
as offense rushed for 318 yards and gained 509 yards total offense . . . five
rushing attempts for 22 yards at Purdue, with a long of 10 yards . . . saw action
in 38-17 win at Nebraska, with one rushing attempt for no yards.
High school honors - - Earned first team all-state, all-district, all-county and
all-conference honors as a senior . . . named Lake Erie League Player of the
Year as a senior . . . all-county first team as a junior . . . honorable mention
all-conference and all-area as a sophomore . . . Career - - Earned three letters
in football and four in track . . . rushed for 1,614 yards and 15 touchdowns on
261 attempts as a senior as team posted 9-2 record . . . rushed 165 times for
908 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior . . . totaled 243 yards and one
touchdowns on KO returns as a junior . . . rushed 88 times for 406 yards and
five touchdowns as a sophomore at Dekalb HS, helping team reach playoffs
for first time in over 20 seasons . . . team captain as a senior . . . earned all-state
honors on 400-meter relay team as a junior . . . football team captain as a senior
. . . ranks fourth in career rushing yards at Harding HS.
Personal - - Born 6/4/95 . . . pre-physical therapy major . . . parents are Alicia
and LeShun Daniels . . . member of National Honor Society and prep Honor
Roll . . . brother of OL James Daniels . . . one of five sets of brothers on the Iowa
roster . . . high school coach was Steve Arnold.
Career Rushing Bests
Attempts:______________ 26, twice, last vs. Minnesota, 11/14/15
Yards:__________________ 195 vs. Minnesota, 11/14/15
Touchdowns:___________ 3 vs. Minnesota, 11/14/15
Long:__________________ 51 vs. Minnesota, 11/14/15
Career Receiving Bests
Receptions:_____________ 1, twice, last vs. Stanford, 1/01/16
Yards:__________________ 9 vs. Stanford, 1/01/16
Long:__________________ 9 vs. Stanford, 1/01/16
Game-By-Game Stats
Rushing
Receiving
2013________ No.____Yds.__ TD___Lng 2013________ No.____ Yds.___ TD___ Lng
N. Illinois_____ DNP_______________ N. Illinois_____ DNP
MO State______ 6_____ 30____ 0____ 10 MO State______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at IA State____ DNP_______________ at IA State_____ DNP
W. Michigan___ 13____ 54____ 0____ 14 W. Michigan____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at Minn.______ DNP_______________ at Minn.______ DNP
MSU_________ DNP_______________ MSU_________ DNP
at OSU________ 4_____ 14____ 0_____7 at OSU________ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
N’western_____ 3______ 8____ 0_____5 N’western______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Wisconsin_____ 4_____ 14____ 0_____6 Wisconsin______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at Purdue_____ 5_____ 22____ 0____ 10 at Purdue______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Michigan_____ DNP_______________ Michigan_____ DNP
at Nebraska____ 1______ 0____ 0____ - - - at Nebraska____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
LSU (n)_______ DNP_______________ LSU (n)_______ DNP
Totals_________ 36____ 142___ 0____ 14 Totals_________ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Rushing
Receiving
2014________ No.____Yds.__ TD___Lng 2014________ No.____ Yds.___ TD___ Lng
UNI__________ 8_____ 15____ 1____ 13 UNI___________ 1______ 5______0____ 5
Ball State______ 4_____ 20____ 0_____8 Ball State______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
IA State______ DNP_______________ IA State_______ DNP
at Pitt________ DNP_______________ at Pitt________ DNP
at Purdue_____ 1______ 7____ 0_____7 at Purdue______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Indiana______ DNP_______________ Indiana_______ DNP
at Maryland____ 1______ 0____ 0____ - - - at Maryland____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
N’western_____INJ________________ N’western______INJ
at Minn._______INJ________________ at Minn._______INJ
at Illinois______INJ________________ at Illinois_______INJ
Wisconsin_____INJ________________ Wisconsin______INJ
Nebraska______INJ________________ Nebraska______INJ
Tennessee (n)__ 1______ 7____ 0_____7 Tennessee (n)___ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Totals________15____ 49____ 1____ 13 Totals_________ 1______ 5______0____ 5
IOWA FOOTBALL
2016 MEDIA GUIDE
Rushing
Receiving
2015________ No.____Yds.__ TD___Lng 2015________ No.____ Yds.___ TD___ Lng
Ill State_______ 26____ 123___ 0____ 27 Ill State________ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at IA State_____ 8_____ 56____ 0____ 24 at IA State______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Pitt___________ 9_____ 17____ 0_____5 Pitt___________ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
North TX______ 5_____ 21____ 0____ 16 North TX_______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at Wisconsin___ 4______ 9____ 0_____4 at Wisconsin____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Illinois________INJ________________ Illinois_________INJ
at N’western___INJ________________ at N’western____INJ
Maryland______ 13____ 60____ 1____ 16 Maryland______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at Indiana_____ 23____ 78____ 2____ 15 at Indiana______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Minnesota_____ 26____ 195___ 3____ 51 Minnesota_____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Purdue_______ 8_____ 31____ 2____ 13 Purdue________ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
at Nebraska____ 5______ 2____ 0_____3 at Nebraska____ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
MSU (n)_______ 8_____ 17____ 0____ 14 MSU (n)_______ 0______ 0______0___ - - -
Stanford (n)____ 10____ 37____ 0____ 14 Stanford (n)____ 1______ 9______0____ 9
Totals_______ 145____646___ 8____ 51 Totals_________ 1______ 9______0____ 9
Career Statistics
Rushing__________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng
Freshman__________36___________ 142__________ 3.9____________0__________ 14
Sophomore_________14___________ 42___________ 3.0____________1__________ 13
Junior____________ 145___________ 646__________ 4.5____________8__________ 51
Career____________ 195___________830__________ 4.3___________9__________51
Receiving_________ No.___________Yds._________ Avg.__________ TD_________ Lng
Freshman __________ 0_____________ 0___________ - - -___________0_________ - - -
Sophomore_________ 1_____________ 5___________ 5.0____________0__________ 5
Junior_____________ 1_____________ 9___________ 9.0____________0__________ 9
Career_____________ 2____________ 14___________ 7.0___________0__________ 9
56 - - *Faith Ekakitie
(ee-KACK-uh-tee)
Defensive Line
6-3, 290, Senior
Brampton, Ontario
Lake Forest, Illinois (Lake Forest Academy)
2016 - - Listed as second team defensive tackle
following spring practice.
2015 - - Saw action in 12 games, recording 13 tackles,
, including 1.5 tackles for loss, and one fumble
recovery . . . saw action in 31-14 win over Illinois State as defense allowed 35
net rushing yards and 231 yards total offense, but had no statistics . . . saw
action in 31-17 win at Iowa State, but had no statistics as defense allowed no
points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half . . . did not see action
in 27-24 win over Pitt . . . saw action in 62-16 win over North Texas, recording
career-best two assisted tackles . . . saw action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin as
defense allowed no touchdowns and just 320 yards total offense . . . recovered
Badger fumble at Iowa five-yard line in fourth quarter for first career fumble
recovery . . . saw action in 29-20 win over Illinois, recording one assisted tackle
as defense allowed just 46 net rushing yards . . . saw action in 40-10 win at
Northwestern as defense allowed just 51 net rushing yards and 198 yards total
offense . . . recorded one solo tackle and one assist vs. Northwestern, including
a tackle for loss . . . did not see action in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . saw
action in 35-27 win at Indiana, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 40-35
win over Minnesota, recording one assisted tackle . . . saw action in 40-20 win
over Purdue, but had no statistics . . . saw action in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . .
matched career best with two tackles at Nebraska, recording one solo tackle
and one assist . . . saw action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . recorded
career-best four tackles vs. MSU, including three solo stops and one assist . . .
saw action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford, recording one assisted tackle,
which was a shared QB sack and tackle for loss.
2014 - - Saw action in six games, recording two assisted tackles, including
one assisted tackle for loss . . . 31-23 win over Northern Iowa, recording one
assisted tackle as a tackle for loss . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State,
but had no statistics as defense allowed just two field goals and 219 yards total
offense . . . saw action in 20-17 loss to Iowa State, but had no statistics . . . saw
action in 24-20 win at Pitt, recording one assisted tackle as defense allowed
just three points in the second half . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, but
had no statistics as defense allowed just 156 yards total offense . . . saw action
in 45-29 win over Indiana, but had no statistics . . . did not see action in 38-31
loss at Maryland due to injury . . . did not see action in final seven games of
the season.
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