He came to A&T after transferring from Appalachian State … Was an early enrollee at Appalachian State … Did not play a game for the Mountaineers but came to Aggieland with the reputation of being an excellent pass rusher … Lived up to that reputation during his first season … Came into the 2020 season with a preseason All-American nod from HERO Sports, but the Aggies had their season canceled because of COVID-19… Also earned preseason All-MEAC honors in 2020 … Earned preseason Big South honors in 2021 … Appears on the Aggies two-deep depth chart at weakside defensive end ... Has the speed and the agility to keep the Aggies atop the defensive statistics nationally.
2021 Season: He played in five games with four starts ... Made 11 tackles (six unassisted), 4 1/2 tackles for loss, four sacks and recorded five quarterback hurries ... Had his best game of the season against Robert Morris on Oct. 2 when he made five tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks in the Aggies 41-14 win ... He had 1 1/2 tackles for loss and a sack against N.C. Central on Sept. 25.
2020 Season: The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the season.
2019 Season: Made a tremendous impact on the Aggies football team in his first season … Made 40 tackles (29 unassisted) with 12 tackles for loss and 7 ½ sacks … Played in and started 11 games … Earned second-team All-MEAC honors in his first season in Aggieland … Had a superb Aggies debut on Aug. 31 as A&T faced Elon at BB&T Stadium … Made eight tackles (four unassisted) with three tackles for loss and three sacks to earn MEAC defensive player of the week honors on Sept. 2 … Followed up that performance with five tackles at Duke on Sept. 7 before posting six tackles (five unassisted) with 2 ½ tackles for loss and a sack in the Aggies 37-0 shutout win over Delaware State on Sept. 26.
2018 Season (App State): He did not play during the season.
2017 Season (App State): He redshirted as a candidate to play defensive end or outside linebacker.
High School: Played his high school football at Dillon … Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by Scout.com … Earned three all-state honors as a prep standout as Dillon won three consecutive state championships … Earned a spot in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Had 201 tackles and 11 sacks to go with an interception from his defensive end spot.
Personal: Full name is Jermaine DeShaun McDaniel Jr. … He is the son of Jermaine Sr. and Felicia McDaniel ... He was born June 28, 1999 … Great uncle is Vonta Leach, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens.
