Ibn McDaniels
Penn State Nittany Lions
70
Average

Ibn McDaniels

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
NBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Syracuse
2nd String / Backup

Is Ibn McDaniels starting?

Ibn McDaniels is listed 2nd string at NB for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Ibn McDaniels is listed NB #2 for Penn State at 70 OVR.

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Depth at NB · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1790Zion TracyStarter
  2. 22470Ibn McDanielsYou
  3. 31269Xxavier Thomas

What's Next

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Elizabeth, ranked #1,220 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 2 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,220 NatlTeam Share0%
Elizabeth, NJ
Jersey
#24
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
202 lbs
Transfer
Syracuse

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#1220
High School
Elizabeth
Hometown
Elizabeth, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 11th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 11% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WTEMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-9

Ibn McDaniels's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.