#4 CJ Daniels Season 2025
2023 Second-Team All-Conference USA
One of LSU’s leading receivers in his first and only season with the Tigers in 2024 … Joined the Tigers in the spring of 2024 after four years at Liberty where he caught 106 passes for 1,954 yards and 21 TDs … Opted to enter the transfer portal in December of 2024 with one year of eligibility remaining … Caught 42 passes for 480 yards in his one season at LSU in 2024 … One of the top receivers in Conference USA in 2023, earning second-team all-conference honors at Liberty … In 4 years with the Flames, appeared in 32 games with 20 starts … Offensive standout for Liberty team that posted a 13-1 mark in 2023 and played in a New Year’s Six Bowl for the first time in school history (vs. Oregon in Fiesta Bowl) … Ranked among the leaders in Conference USA in all receiving categories in 2023, catching 55 passes for 1,067 yards and 10 TDs … Joined LSU with 7 career 100-yard games, 5 coming in 2023 … For college career, has appeared in 43 games with 30 starts … 148 career receptions for 2,434 yards and 21 TDs.
Has 106 career receptions for 1,954 yards and 21 touchdowns.
SENIOR SEASON (2024 at LSU)
Played in 11 games with 10 starts … Fourth on team in receptions (42) and receiving yards (480) … Caught at least 2 passes in every game in which he appeared … Had season-best 7 receptions for 86 yards in road win over Arkansas … Caught 6 passes for 56 yards in win over UCLA … Had 4 catches against Nicholls (71 yards), South Carolina (53 yards), and Vanderbilt (56 yards) … Missed the Ole Miss game with a nagging foot injury … Played through the pain the following week against Arkansas … Caught 3 passes for 24 yards against Oklahoma in what was his final appearance in an LSU uniform.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023 at Liberty)
Had breakout season, leading Liberty in receptions (55), yards (1,067) and TDs (10) … Earned second-team All-Conference USA honors … Ranked No. 2 in CUSA in TDs (10) and receiving yards (1,067) and No. 5 in receptions (55) … Averaged 19.4 yards a catch … Played in all 14 games with 11 starts … Had 5 100-yard receiving games with a career-high of 157 yards against Sam Houston State and New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship Game … Other 100-yard games came against New Mexico State during the regular season (129 yards on 4 receptions), vs. Old Dominion (137 yards on 7 receptions) and Buffalo (106 yards on 4 receptions) … Scored a touchdown in nine of the 14 games with a career-best 2 vs. Old Dominion … Capped season with 8 receptions for 79 yards against No. 6 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022 at Liberty)
Played in 4 games due to injuries … Had 1 start (vs. BYU) … For season, caught 3 passes for 38 yards and a TD … Had 2 catches for 30 yards and a TD vs. BYU.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Liberty)
Played in all 13 games with 6 starts … Had 37 receptions for 629 yards and a team-high 7 TDs … Caught at least 1 pass in every game … Had career-best 8 receptions for 118 yards vs. Army … Had first 100-yard game of career with 130 yards on 7 receptions vs. North Texas … Scored a pair of TDs in games vs. Old Dominion and North Texas … Caught 1 pass for 39 yards in win over Eastern Michigan in Lending Tree Bowl.
TRUE FREHSMAN SEASON (2020 at Liberty)
Appeared in 11 games with 2 starts … Starts came against Syracuse and Southern Miss … Caught 11 passes for 220 yards and 3 TDs … Caught 3 passes for 59 yards, including a 42-yard TD, vs. Southern Miss … Had season-high 96 yards receiving and a pair of TDs on 2 receptions vs. Western Carolina.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 3-star prospect from Parkview High School … As a senior, caught 93 passes for 1,411 yards and 15 TDs … Twice earned second-team all-county honors … Two-time first-team all-region selection … Helped Parkview to 2 regional titles … Also participated in basketball and track and field.
CJ Daniels’ Career Highs
Receptions: 8, 2x (Last: vs. Oregon, 2024 Fiesta Bowl) at Liberty
Receiving Yards: 157, 2x (Last: vs. New Mexico State, 2023 CUSA Championship Game) at Liberty
Receiving TDs: 2, 3x (Last: vs. Old Dominion, 2023) at Liberty
Long Reception: 75 at Buffalo, 2023 at Liberty
CJ Daniels’ Career 100-Yard Games (7)
2023
157 (5 rec.) vs. Sam Houston State, Oct. 5
157 (7 rec.) vs. New Mexico State, Dec. 1
137 (7 rec.) vs. Old Dominion, Nov. 11
129 (4 rec.) vs. New Mexico State, Sept. 9
106 (4 rec.) at Buffalo, Sept. 16,
2021
130 (7 rec.) at North Texas, Oct. 23
118 (8 rec.) vs. Army, Nov. 27