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#21 Omar Daniels

Omar Daniels - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 6-0
Weight 195
Hometown Moultrie, Ga.
High School Colquitt County H.S.
Last School Kansas State
Major History, Technology and Society
Year R-Junior
Weight 190
Omar Daniels - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2025 (Redshirt Senior): Played in all 13 games and made nine starts at strong safety … Ranked fourth on the team with 61 total tackles … Tied for third on the team overall and led all non-linemen with 3.5 tackles for loss, including a half-sack … Had one interception, which he returned 45 yards in a 24-21 win over No. 12 Clemson on Sept. 13 (Georgia Tech’s longest INT return of the season) … Had one fumble recovery, which he returned 95 yards for a touchdown at Duke (Oct. 18), the longest official fumble return in Georgia Tech history …  Also broke up a pass and forced a fumble … Led Yellow Jackets with five tackles (all solo, including a TFL) in season-opening win at Colorado (Aug. 29) … Had seven tackles to go along with interception and 45-yard return against Clemson … INT vs. Clemson came inside Georgia Tech’s 10 yard line on the opening series of the second half,  squelching a scoring opportunity for the Tigers … 95-yard fumble return for a TD opened the scoring and represented at least a 10-point swing in Georgia Tech’s 27-18 win at Duke … Recorded six tackles at NC State (Nov. 1) … Had career-high 10 tackles, including a season-best 1.5 for loss, against No. 4 Georgia (Nov. 28) … Made seven stops in Pop-Tarts Bowl against No. 12 BYU (Dec. 27) … Three of his four tackles for loss came in the final three games of the season (0.5 vs. Pitt – Nov. 22, 1.5 vs. Georgia and 0.5 vs. BYU).

2024 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in 12 games with five starts at nickel back … Finished fifth on the team with 49 tackles … Added 2.5 tackles for loss and three pass breakups … Had multiple tackles in every game despite only making five starts … Opened the season with four solo stops against No. 10 Florida State in Dublin, Ireland (Aug. 24) … Made two tackles and had a PBU in home opener against Georgia State (Aug. 31) … Had five stops (four solo) at Syracuse (Sept. 7) … Made three solo stops and broke up a pass in win over previously undefeated Duke (Oct. 5) … Had four stops apiece against North Carolina (Oct. 12) and No. 12 Notre Dame (Oct. 19) … Missed Virginia Tech (Oct. 26) game due to injury, but returned to record a season-high-tying seven tackles (five solo) and a pass breakup in win over No. 4-ranked and previously unbeaten Miami (Nov. 9) … Had a TFL against both ND and Miami … Had four stops (three solo) vs. NC State (Nov. 21) … Matched season high with seven tackles at No. 6 Georgia (Nov. 29) … Notched four tackles, including a half-TFL, in Birmingham Bowl vs. Vanderbilt (Dec. 27).

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 10 games, primarily as a nickel back, and made one start (Oct. 28 vs. North Carolina) … Finished the season with four tackles (all solo), a tackle for loss and a pass defended … Made his first tackle as a Yellow Jacket in the season opener vs. Louisville (Sept. 1) … Made two stops, including a TFL, against Bowling Green (Sept. 30) … Did not appear in three of the final four games of the regular season (Nov. 11 at Clemson being the exception), but returned to make a tackle in 30-17 Gasparilla Bowl win over UCF (Dec. 22).

Kansas State (2021-22): Played in 11 games over two seasons as a reserve cornerback at Kansas State … Made one tackle his collegiate debut in the 2021 Texas Bowl vs. LSU … Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022 … Had tackles against Missouri and in the Sugar Bowl vs. Alabama during redshirt freshman campaign.

High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … Earned first-team all-region honors as a junior and senior … Helped lead Colquitt County to a combined 18-4 record over his final two seasons – 9-3 with a trip to the second round of the Georgia 7A state playoffs in 2019 and 9-1 in 2020 … Recorded 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, four pass breakups and two interceptions as a senior in ’20 … Coached by Justin Rogers.

Personal: Graduated from Georgia Tech in December 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in history, technology and society.

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