29 LeShun Daniels, Jr.
RB 6-0 225 Sr.
Warren, OH Harding
2016 - - Listed as first team running back following spring practice.
2015 Honors - - Named honorable mention national Performer of the Week vs. Minnesota by College Football Performance Awards . . . 2015 - - Saw action in 12 games, with five starts . . . rushed 145 times for 646 yards and eight touchdowns . . . started at running back in 31-14 win over Illinois State as offense gained 431 yards total offense . . . led rushing attack with 123 yards on 26 carries vs. Illinois State, with a long-run of 27 yards that led to opening touchdown . . . started at running back in 31-17 win at Iowa State as offense gained 260 net rushing yards and 475 yards total offense . . . rushed eight times for 56 yards at ISU before leaving the game in the first half due to injury . . . saw limited action in 27-24 win over Pitt, rushing nine times for 17 yards as offense gained 363 yards total offense . . . saw action in 62-16 win over North Texas as offense gained 488 yards total offense . . . five rushing attempts for 21 yards vs. North Texas . . . saw action in 10-6 win at Wisconsin, rushing four times for nine yards . . . did not see action in 29-20 win over Illinois due to injury . . . did not see action in 40-10 win at Northwestern due to injury . . . saw action in 31-15 win over Maryland . . . rushed 13 times for 60 yards vs. Maryland, including a one-yard run for his first touchdown of the season . . . saw action in 35-27 win at Indiana as offense rushed for 234 yards and gained 467 yards total offense . . . rushed 23 times for 78 yards at Indiana, scoring on runs of four yards and one yard for first career game with more than one touchdown . . . started at running back in 40-35 win over Minnesota as offense rushed for 272 yards and gained 506 yards total offense . . . led rushing attack with career-best 195 yards on 26 attempts, scoring three touchdowns . . . scored on runs of three and two yards before added a 51-yard touchdown with 2:01 remaining to secure the win . . . started at running back in 40-20 win over Purdue . . . rushed eight times for 31 yards vs. Purdue, scoring on runs of 2 and 13 yards for his third consecutive multiple-touchdown game . . . started at running back in 28-20 win at Nebraska . . . rushed for two yards on five attempts at Nebraska . . . saw action in 16-13 loss to Michigan State . . . rushed eight times for 17 yards vs. MSU . . . saw action at running back in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford . . . rushed 10 times for 37 yards vs. Stanford and had one reception for nine yards.
2014 - - Saw action in five games, missing several games due to injury . . . rushed 15 times for 49 yards and one touchdown and had one pass reception for five yards . . . saw action in 31-23 win over Northern Iowa as offense gained 401 yards total offense . . . rushed eight times for 15 yards and had one reception for five yards vs. UNI, while scoring first career touchdown on 13-yard run in the first quarter . . . saw action in 17-13 win over Ball State as offense gained 455 yards total offense . . . four rushing attempts for 20 yards vs. BSU . . . saw action in 24-10 win at Purdue, with one rushing attempt for seven yards and a key first down as offense gained 420 yards total offense . . . saw action in 38-31 loss at Maryland, with one rushing attempt for no gain as offense gained 433 yards total offense . . . suffered injury in practice prior to 48-7 win over Northwestern and missed final five games of regular season . . . saw action in TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Tennessee, with one rushing attempt for seven yards.
2013 - - Saw action in seven games . . . rushed 36 times for 142 yards . . . saw first action of career in 28-14 win over Missouri State and offense gained 491 yards total offense . . . rushed six times for 30 yards vs. MSU, with a long of 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.
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29 Nick Wilson
LB 6-2 217 #Fr.
Granger, IA Dowling
2016 - - Not listed on depth chart following spring practice.
2015 - - Redshirted.
High school honors - - Named to Des Moines Register Elite all-state team as a senior . . . earned Class 4A Sports Spotlight Award as a senior . . . first-team all-conference and all-district as a senior . . . first-team all-conference and second-team all-district as a junior . . .Career - - Three-year football letterman as safety, wide receiver and quarterback . . . member of prep team that won back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior with a combined record of 27-1 . . . prep team posted 9-3 record and reached state quarterfinals as a sophomore . . . recorded 63 tackles as a senior, with 39 solo stops and three tackles for loss to go with three interceptions . . . recorded 53.5 tackles as a junior, with 35 solo tackles, one tackle for loss and one interception . . . also completed 7-of-12 passes for 69 yards and had one rushing touchdown . . . as a sophomore quarterback completed 56-of-90 pass attempts for 986 yards and 13 touchdowns, while rushing 52 times for 218 yards and four touchdowns . . . also participated in basketball and baseball as a prep.
Personal - - Born 12/04/96 . . . business major . . . parents are Merry and Kevin Wilson . . . attended same high school as WR Ryan Boyle and TE Jon Wisnieski . . . high school coach was Tom Wilson.
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