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ATL · LILB · #53

Kendal Daniels

Starter

Is Kendal Daniels starting?

Kendal Daniels is the starting LILB for the Atlanta Falcons.

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Kendal Daniels this week

The Atlanta Falcons play next in Week 6, at home against the Chicago Bears on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Kendal Daniels is listed as the starter at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Atlanta Falcons, Harold Perkins Jr. and Josh Woods are next in line behind him.

Kendal Daniels's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 23-30 vs BAL (Oct 11); W 45-24 at NO (Oct 5); W 35-14 at GB (Sep 24).

Kendal Daniels wears No. 53, is 23 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 242 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Oklahoma.

Is Kendal Daniels playing this week?

Kendal Daniels is expected to start at LILB for Atlanta Falcons. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

ATL LILB Depth

1Kendal DanielsStarter
2Harold Perkins Jr.
3Josh Woods

Atlanta Falcons Starting Lineup

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Age
23
Height
6' 5"
Weight
242
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026ATL5152101
    Career1 yr5152101

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    Kendal Daniels's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    5
    Tackles
    15

    #40 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Kendal Daniels is rated 71 (Average): production, role and draft slot rank 102nd of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 46% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    53rd percentile
    Beats 53% of 190
    Sample
    5 games
    2026 · 190 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 134 · 2026 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs BALTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 23-30

    Oct 5W@ NOTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-24

    Sep 24W@ GBTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 35-14

    Sep 20Lvs CARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-34

    Sep 13L@ PITTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-20

    Kendal Daniels's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Kendal Daniels plays 54% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share54%

    College

    Oklahoma

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