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ASU: One of the top safeties in the West ... a pre- and postseason honors candidate ... along with Alfred Williams, will give ASU one of the top safety tandems in the nation ... cerebral player ... also adds veteran leadership to ASU's young secondary. 2000: Played in 11 games, starting each game he played at strong safety ... finished fourth on the team with 62 tackles ... had 49 unassisted tackles ... turned in five tackles for a loss of 30 yards and three sacks for 21 yards ... also had four pass deflections ... recovered three fumbles and forced another ... tied for fourth in the Pac-10 for fumbles-recovered ... registered four tackles vs. San Diego State ... had three tackles for a loss of 17 yards, including two sacks vs. Colorado State ... turned in five solo tackles, plus a fumble recovery, vs. Washington ... had seven tackles vs. Oregon, six of them unassisted, to go along with a pass deflection ... delivered a memorably vicious hit at the 1-yard-line that stopped Oregon's Justin Peelle on a crucial fourth quarter fourth-down ... turned six tackles vs. Arizona. 1999: Started eight of the nine games he played in ... despite missing three games, led the team with two interceptions for 17 yards ... posted 43 tackles... had two tackles for loss ... forced one fumble ... posted a season-high nine tackles against New Mexico State ... set the tone in ASU's season-opening win over Texas Tech by recording four tackles, causing one fumble and intercepting a pass ... produced a great game against UCLA, recording six tackles and picking off a pass... after suffering a left lower leg sprain, he missed the Notre Dame, Washington and Washington State games ... he nobly returned, still injured, when secondary was depleted at Oregon ... returned to the starting lineup at USC. 1998: One of four true freshmen to play ... saw his first action as a Sun Devil in ASU's 34-15 win over North Texas ... posted one solo tackle ... came in to replace an injured Christon Rance in the Sun Devils' 44-38 overtime win over Stanford ... started the first game of his career in the Sun Devils' 38-28 win at Washington State ... posted a team-high seven solo tackles ... also had one tackle for a two-yard loss ... intercepted a Paul Mencke pass at the Washington State 37 in the fourth quarter ... returned the ball 37 yards for the first touchdown of his career, giving ASU a 38-21 lead ... recorded a career-high nine solo tackles and a career-high five assists at Oregon ... the 14 total tackles was also a career high ... also broke up an Akili Smith pass attempt ... posted six solo tackles and one assist for a team-high tying seven total tackles at Arizona ... started against the Ducks and at Arizona, in addition to the WSU game.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 1998 graduate of St. Mary's High School...lettered four years in football and basketball... lettered two years in track...transferred from Central High School to St. Mary's...named all-Conference in football during sophomore, junior and senior years...named pre-season all-American in 1997...MVP in 1995 and 1996...as a senior, rushed for 600 yards, intercepted four passes (two returned for touchdowns) and posted 56 solo tackles...as a junior, passed for 1,900 yards and rushed for 470 yards...passed for 22 touchdowns and 10 interceptions...was also named first-team all-Conference in basketball...1996 MVP in basketball...coached by ASU alumnus Pat Farrell.
PERSONAL: Major is communications ... mother is Martha Daniel ... also raised by Bill and Cindy Stine ... born February 26, 1980, in San Antonio, Texas...uncle David Wimbley was a wrestler at Kansas and NAU...likes to hang out with friends and watch television...full name is Willie Lee Daniel.
CAREER HIGHS: Unassisted Tackles: 9, twice, last vs. USC (11/4/00). Assisted Tackles: 5, three times, last vs. Stanford (11/13/99). Total Tackles: 14, vs. Oregon (11/14/98). Interceptions: 1, three times, last at California (9/25/99).
Daniel's Career Statistics
| Year | G/GS | UT/AT | TT | TFL/Yds | Sacks/Yds | PD | FF | FR | Int. |
| 1998 | 9/3 | 30/11 | 41 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 9/8 | 20/23 | 43 | 3/10 | 1/7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 11/11 | 49/13 | 62 | 5/30 | 3/21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 29/22 | 99/47 | 146 | 9/42 | 4/7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
2000
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | TFL/Yds. | Int. | PD |
| at San Diego State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1/8 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado State | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3/17 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah State | -DNP- | |||||
| at UCLA | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1/5 | 0 | 0 |
| at Washington State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| USC | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| at Stanford | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| at Arizona | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs. Boston College | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
1999
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | Int. | PD |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| New Mexico St. | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| @California | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UCLA | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| @Notre Dame | -DNP- | ||||
| @Washington | -DNP- | ||||
| Washington St. | -DNP- | ||||
| @Oregon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| @USC | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
1998
| Opp. | AT | UT | TT | Int. | PD |
| Washington | -DNP- | ||||
| @ Brigham Young | -DNP- | ||||
| North Texas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| @USC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanford | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| @Washington St | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| California | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| @Oregon | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| @Arizona | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
