DaVaris
Daniels
#80 Wide Receiver
DaVaris
Daniels
#80 Wide Receiver
Height 6'1
Weight 203 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1992-12-18 (31)
Born Vernon Hills, IL
School Notre Dame
Status AMER
Receptions 52
Yards 1009
Touchdowns 8
Average 19.4

CFL: 8

Argos: 4

Acquired: Signed as a free agent February 11, 2020.

2023: Played 17 games with Toronto Argonauts. Caught 52 passes for a career-high 1,009 yards with 8 touchdowns, leading the Argos in all three of those categories. Had a pair of 100+ yard games, including a 6-catch, 180-yard, 3-touchdown game against Ottawa on August 13. Named East Division All-Star. Playoffs: Caught 4 passes for 77 yards and a touchdown in Eastern Final loss to Montreal.

2022: Played 16 games with Toronto. Caught career-high 61 passes for 860 yards and 4 touchdowns. Playoffs: Caught 3 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in Eastern Final win over Montreal. 109th Grey Cup: Caught a game-high 7 passes for 58 yards in 24-23 win over Winnipeg.

2021: Played 13 games with Toronto. Caught 51 passes for 597 yards and 4 TDs. Had 7 catches for 100 yards against Winnipeg August 21. Playoffs: Caught 2 passes for 23 yards in Eastern Final loss to Hamilton.

2020: No season.

2019: Signed with Edmonton as a free agent February 12. Played 13 games. Caught 45 passes for 738 yards with 2 touchdowns. Caught 10 passes for 207 yards August 23 against Winnipeg. Playoffs: Had 6 catches for 43 yards at Montreal in Eastern Semi-Final. Caught 8 passes for 109 yards and a TD in Eastern Final loss at Hamilton.

2018: Played 12 games with Calgary Stampeders. Caught 50 passes for 747 yards with 7 touchdowns. A weird stat, he had back-to-back 116-yard games, both against Edmonton. Missed the end of season with a broken collarbone.

2017: Played 13 games with Calgary. Caught 47 passes for 743 yards and 4 TDs. Playoffs: Caught 1 pass for 5 yards in Western Semi-Final win over Edmonton. 105th Grey Cup: Caught 11 passes for 113 yards in 27-24 loss to Toronto.

2016: Signed with Calgary May 4. Played 11 games. Caught 51 passes for 885 yards with 8 touchdowns. Caught his first CFL pass August 18 at B.C., a 14-yarder from Bo Levi Mitchell. Caught his first TD pass August 28 against Hamilton, a 76-yarder from Mitchell. Named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Rookie. Playoffs: Caught 4 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in Western Final win over B.C. 104th Grey Cup: Caught 7 passes for 89 yards in loss to Ottawa.

2015: Signed with the Minnesota Vikings May 5 as an undrafted free agent, waived August 30…Claimed off waivers by New England Patriots September 1, waived September 3.

College: Attended the University of Notre Dame (2011-13). Played 24 games. Did not see action in his freshman season. Finished with 80 catches for 1,235 yards and 7 touchdowns, all scored in his junior season. His best game with the Irish was against Purdue as a junior where he had 8 catches for 167 yards and 2 TDs. Reached the BCS championship game against Alabama in his sophomore season and had 6 catches for 115 yards.

Personal: Attended Vernon Hills High School. Named 5-A All-State. Was also a member of the basketball and track and field teams. His father Phillip was an NFL defensive end for 15 years with Seattle, Chicago and Washington.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2016
CGY 11 51 74 885 0 9 17.4 76
2017
CGY 14 47 77 743 0 4 15.8 46
2018
CGY 12 50 84 747 0 7 14.9 77
2019
EDM 16 54 92 738 0 2 13.7 59
2021
TOR 13 51 88 597 0 4 11.7 35
2022
TOR 16 61 85 860 0 4 14.1 54
2023
TOR 17 52 86 1009 0 8 19.4 60
Total
99 366 586 5579 0 38 15.2 77

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2016
CGY 11 2 34 0 17.0 25
2017
CGY 14 2 1 0 0.5 4
2018
CGY 12 2 -9 0 -4.5 2
2021
TOR 13 1 18 0 18.0 18
Total
50 7 44 0 6.3 25

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2021
TOR 13 1 1 1.0 1 0
Total
13 1 1 1.0 1 0

Game Log

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
06-18
2 HAM 2 4 29 0 14.5 17
06-25
3 EDM 1 3 23 0 23.0 23
07-03
4 BC 4 5 47 1 11.8 17
07-14
6 MTL 3 4 91 0 30.3 45
07-21
7 HAM 4 7 80 1 20.0 35
07-29
8 SSK 2 4 34 0 17.0 20
08-04
9 CGY 1 1 13 0 13.0 13
08-13
10 OTT 6 6 180 3 30.0 60
08-25
12 CGY 3 4 77 1 25.7 54
09-04
13 HAM 3 7 57 1 19.0 31
09-09
14 MTL 4 7 39 0 9.8 14
09-15
15 MTL 1 6 19 0 19.0 19
09-23
16 HAM 4 6 64 0 16.0 24
09-29
17 WPG 1 2 22 0 22.0 22
10-06
18 EDM 1 2 9 0 9.0 9
10-14
19 OTT 6 9 141 1 23.5 45
10-21
20 SSK 6 9 84 0 14.0 40
Total
52 86 1009 8 18.7 488

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
Total
0 0 0 0.0 0

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
Total
0 0 0.0 0 0