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Name: John Daka 
College: James Madison     Number: 7
Height: 6-2   Weight: 227
Position: OLB  Pos2: DE
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2020

40 Low: 4.62
   40 Time: 4.68
  40 High: 4.74

> Projected Round:   Stock:   Projected High: HPFA  Low: FA

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Height: 6016
Weight: 227

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 Data Scout Notes: 2019: 1stC...BuckBuchananAwardWatchlistAdd...P2ndDS/PHMC...3rd team All-CAA w/47 TT, 17 TFL, 10 SCK, 9 QBH, 2 FF, SAF in 13 gms in '18. Backup w/4 TT, TFL, SCK, PBU in 9 gms in '17. Backup w/19 TT, 1.5 TFL, QBH in 13 gms in '16.



 John Daka, James Madison, Player News

  11/28/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  2019 ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM (COACHES): John Daka, James Madison, DL, Sr., Upper Marlboro, Md.,..Daka, a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, led the team with 12.5 sacks and was second with 20.5 tackles for loss. He additionally ranked fourth for JMU with 49 tackles, while also contributing two forced fumbles, eight hurries and two breakups. He ranked second in the league and seventh nationally in both TFL and sacks. All 12.5 of his sacks came in CAA play, which led all players. He also tied for first with 17.5 tackles for loss in conference outings. Daka registered at least 2.0 TFL in six games and 1.5 or more sacks in six contests. - James Madison Football

(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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  11/11/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DL John Daka, James Madison,...Daka has also emerged as one of the country's finest defensive ends, leading the conference and ranking eighth in the FCS with 9.0 sacks. He's also sixth nationally and second in the CAA to Carter in tackles for loss, with 16.0. The Upper Marlboro, Md., native has recorded 39 total tackles, adding two forced fumbles, one recovery and six hurries. JMU now has three players on the 2019 watch list, as Carter and Daka join senior corner Rashad Robinson, who was honored during the preseason. - James Madison/STATS FCS Football

(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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  10/15/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  OCT 14 STATS FCS NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Daka, James Madison, DE, Sr., 6-2, 227, Upper Marlboro, Maryland,...In the FCS national game of the week, Daka had a career performance as No. 2 James Madison rallied past then-No. 5 Villanova 38-24 in CAA Football. Daka contributed career highs of nine tackles (six solos), five tackles for 20 yards in losses and two sacks. He also forced a fumble on the first play of the fourth quarter that the Dukes recovered and turned into a game-tying touchdown and had a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.

Honorable Mention: Anthony Adams, S, Portland State; Glenn Cunningham, LB, Fordham; Tyler Dressler, LB, Richmond; Justin Fonteneaux, LB, Georgetown; Clayton Glasco, LB, Indiana State; Cade Hamilton, LB, Gardner-Webb; Josh Hayes, CB, North Dakota State; Eddie Heckard, CB, Weber State; Dorian Jackson, DB, Saint Francis; Michael Lawson, DB, Lamar; DeAndre McCarthy, LB, Grambling State; Simeon Page, LB, Bucknell; Ashton Preston, S, UIW; Jelani Taylor, S, Cornell; Tomas Wright, DE, Bryant. - STATS FCS Football


(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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  10/14/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  OCT 14 CAA CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: John Daka, Sr., DL, James Madison (Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise),...Daka contributed career-highs of nine tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks as No. 2 James Madison rallied past No. 5 Villanova, 38-24. The senior defensive end also forced a fumble that set up a game-tying touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The 5.0 tackles for loss are the most by a CAA player this season and the 2nd-most by any player in FCS. - Colonial Athletic Association Football

(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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  08/15/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT ALL-FCS SECOND TEAM: John Daka, James Madison, Sr.,...Daka played in all 13 games, making eight starts in 2018...HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American...Phil Steele FCS Fourth Team All-American...Third Team All-CAA defensive lineman...Had 47 total tackles (22 solo), to go with 17.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a safety and nine quarterback hurries… Ranked tied for first in the CAA in sacks and tied for second in tackles for loss. - James Madison Football

(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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  07/28/19 - OLB John DakaSr/2020, James Madison, 6-2, 227 (DS#41 OLB) + More +

  2019 PRESEASON CAA FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (MEDIA/COACHES): John Daka, DL, James Madison,...Daka played in all 13 games in 2018, making eight starts...HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American...Phil Steele FCS Fourth Team All-American...Third Team All-CAA defensive lineman...VaSID First Team All-State...Had 47 total tackles (22 solo), to go with 17.0 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, a safety and nine quarterback hurries...Ranked tied for first in the CAA in sacks and tied for second in tackles for loss...Also ranked 24th in the FCS in sacks per game (0.77). - James Madison Football

(DS#41 OLB) Sr/2020 OLB John DakaJames Madison
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