LeShun Daniels, Jr.
Junior
6-0, 225
Warren, OH (Harding HS)
Hawk-Item - - Suffered injury in practice after seventh game and missed five games before returning for limited action in bowl game . . . one of four true freshmen to see action in 2013 . . . attended Harding HS as a junior and senior after attending Dekalb, Ill. HS as a freshman and sophomore.
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 45-28 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 . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State . . . 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 . . . did not see action in 23-7 win at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . 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 . . . did not see action in 24-21 win over Michigan . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, with one rushing attempt for no yards . . . did not see action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU.
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 . . . high school coach was Steve Arnold.
Junior
6-0, 225
Warren, OH (Harding HS)
Hawk-Item - - Suffered injury in practice after seventh game and missed five games before returning for limited action in bowl game . . . one of four true freshmen to see action in 2013 . . . attended Harding HS as a junior and senior after attending Dekalb, Ill. HS as a freshman and sophomore.
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 45-28 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 . . . did not see action in 27-21 win at Iowa State . . . 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 . . . did not see action in 23-7 win at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 26-14 loss to Michigan State . . . 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 . . . did not see action in 24-21 win over Michigan . . . saw action in 38-17 win at Nebraska, with one rushing attempt for no yards . . . did not see action in 21-14 Outback Bowl loss to LSU.
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 . . . high school coach was Steve Arnold.
