32 Facts About DaVaris Daniels

DaVaris Daniels was born on December 18,1992 and is an American professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

DaVaris Daniels is a three-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Calgary Stampeders in 2018 and with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.

DaVaris Daniels accounted for 19 total touchdowns during his senior season: 10 rushing TDs, five receiving TDs, two punt returns, one interception return and one blocked field goal return.

DaVaris Daniels was a Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection and was selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game in St Petersburg, Florida.

Also a member of Vernon Hills basketball teams, DaVaris Daniels was the state record holder in the Illinois middle school high jump.

DaVaris Daniels was not a member of the track and field team at Vernon Hills High School.

DaVaris Daniels was named best prospect in Illinois and 63rd-best player in the nation by 247Sports.

DaVaris Daniels was rated as the ninth-best wide receiver and the 64th-ranked player in the country by Sporting News.

In 2013, as a full-time starter for the Irish, DaVaris Daniels recorded 49 catches for 745 yards and seven touchdowns.

Against Purdue, DaVaris Daniels caught an 82-yard pass from Tommy Rees where he fought off cornerback Ricardo Allen down the sideline for 40 yards before scoring he had the best catch of the year he was an outstanding player.

On January 9,2014, DaVaris Daniels was suspended for the spring semester for an academic issue, and was not permitted to practice with the team.

DaVaris Daniels was deemed academically ineligible by the university, and was already on academic probation after failing to keep a 2.0 GPA in the fall semester.

DaVaris Daniels maintained that he was innocent and that he "wrote his own papers".

On October 14,2014, nearly two months since the school announced the investigation, DaVaris Daniels' father took to Twitter to announce that his son was "done" at Notre Dame and would be moving onto other options.

DaVaris Daniels announced his intentions to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL draft.

At his Pro Day, DaVaris Daniels put up a 39.5-inch vertical jump, improving on his combine number by 2.5 inches.

DaVaris Daniels signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings following going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft worth $1,585,000.

DaVaris Daniels was waived by the Patriots only 3 days later.

DaVaris Daniels signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in time for their 2016 season.

DaVaris Daniels played in 11 games for the Stampeders in his rookie season, catching 51 passes for 885 yards with 9 touchdowns.

DaVaris Daniels had reasonably good second season in the CFL, playing in 13 games catching 47 passes for 743 yards with 4 touchdowns.

DaVaris Daniels was re-signed by the Stamps on the eve of free agency.

DaVaris Daniels played in the first 12 games of the 2018 season for the Stampeders, catching 50 passes for 747 yards with 7 touchdowns.

On February 12,2019, the first day of free agency, DaVaris Daniels signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.

DaVaris Daniels played and started in 13 regular season games where he recorded 54 receptions for 738 yards and two touchdowns.

On February 11,2020, DaVaris Daniels signed with the Toronto Argonauts.

On July 16,2022, in Touchdown Atlantic, DaVaris Daniels scored the first touchdown in the first CFL regular season game played in Nova Scotia after catching a seven-yard pass from McLeod Bethel-Thompson.

DaVaris Daniels played in 16 regular season games in 2022, starting in 15, where he had 61 catches for 860 yards and four touchdowns.

DaVaris Daniels played in both post-season games, including the 109th Grey Cup, where he had seven receptions for 58 yards in the victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

In 2023, DaVaris Daniels played and started in 17 regular season games where he recorded 52 catches for 1,009 yards and eight touchdowns.

DaVaris Daniels was then named a CFL Division All-Star for the first time.

DaVaris Daniels played in the East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he had four catches for 77 yards and one touchdown.