2023 Football Roster
Roster
Daniel, Jr., Robert

Jersey Number 21
Robert Daniel, Jr.
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Mich.
- Previous School:
- Eastern Michigan
Bio
2023: Played in 10 games for the Skyhawks in the secondary and on special teams…Helped team to inaugural Big South-OVC Football Association championship…Compiled one tackle against Houston Christian (Sept. 16).
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Eastern Michigan where he spent five years playing for head coach Chris Creighton...Appeared in 27 games in his career, tallying 64 total tackles, three passes defended, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries...Saw action in 10 games in 2022, recording 20 tackles and one interception against Ball State...Appeared in all 13 games with two starts for the Eagles in 2021...Totaled 43 tackles (26 solo), two fumble recoveries, an interception, and a pass breakup...Recorded six tackles (four solo) and an interception at Central Michigan...Recovered a fumble and tallied four tackles at Bowling Green...Totaled three tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over Texas State ...Tied a season-high with seven tackles (four solo) in a victory over UMass...Amassed a season-high five solo tackles (seven total tackles) at No. 17 Wisconsin (Sept. 11)...Appeared in one game in a COVID-impacted 2022 campaign...Played in three games during the 2019 season, seeing action against Coastal Carolina, Central Connecticut, and Ball State...Redshirted 2018 campaign...Prepped at Oak Park High School where he played under head coach Greg Carter...Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports...Listed at 34th on Michigan's Top 50 Players by the Detroit Free Press...A four-year letterwinner at safety...Helped team to a 10-3 record as a senior while posting 75 tackles and four forced fumbles...Earned Second Team All-North honors from the Detroit Free Press in 2017 after grabbing honorable mention accolades in 2016.
PERSONAL: Son of Robert Daniel and Lakisha Humber...Has five brothers, Jaylyn Humber, Jermicah Humber, Robert Smith, Dwayne Truss, and Daniel Smith, and four sisters, Shiana Humber, Danielle Truss, Tykia Coles, and Maeleigh Daniel.
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Eastern Michigan where he spent five years playing for head coach Chris Creighton...Appeared in 27 games in his career, tallying 64 total tackles, three passes defended, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries...Saw action in 10 games in 2022, recording 20 tackles and one interception against Ball State...Appeared in all 13 games with two starts for the Eagles in 2021...Totaled 43 tackles (26 solo), two fumble recoveries, an interception, and a pass breakup...Recorded six tackles (four solo) and an interception at Central Michigan...Recovered a fumble and tallied four tackles at Bowling Green...Totaled three tackles and a fumble recovery in a win over Texas State ...Tied a season-high with seven tackles (four solo) in a victory over UMass...Amassed a season-high five solo tackles (seven total tackles) at No. 17 Wisconsin (Sept. 11)...Appeared in one game in a COVID-impacted 2022 campaign...Played in three games during the 2019 season, seeing action against Coastal Carolina, Central Connecticut, and Ball State...Redshirted 2018 campaign...Prepped at Oak Park High School where he played under head coach Greg Carter...Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports...Listed at 34th on Michigan's Top 50 Players by the Detroit Free Press...A four-year letterwinner at safety...Helped team to a 10-3 record as a senior while posting 75 tackles and four forced fumbles...Earned Second Team All-North honors from the Detroit Free Press in 2017 after grabbing honorable mention accolades in 2016.
PERSONAL: Son of Robert Daniel and Lakisha Humber...Has five brothers, Jaylyn Humber, Jermicah Humber, Robert Smith, Dwayne Truss, and Daniel Smith, and four sisters, Shiana Humber, Danielle Truss, Tykia Coles, and Maeleigh Daniel.
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