For the second straight season, the Cowboys had a Freshman All-American defender.
Kendal Daniels, already named the Big 12’s Defensive Freshman of the Year, was named to the Football Writers Association of America’s Freshman All-America team Thursday. A 6-foot-4, 205-pound redshirt freshman out of Beggs, Daniels had 71 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, five pass breakups, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble for the Cowboys in 2022.
Daniels picks up the honor the year after Collin Oliver did the same. Daniels ranked fourth among all FBS freshmen in interceptions, and his 5.5 tackles per game ranked fifth among all FBS freshmen.