A national top 100 recruit by collegefootballnews.com, he is ranked as 72nd best player in the nation... a member of PrepStar's Dream Team Top 100... the 90th rated prospect overall in the nation by Rivals.com...also an ESPN.com top 150 player, he is ranked 106th......rated as the #6 safety in the nation by Rivals.com...the 10th ranked prospect overall in the state of Florida by Rivals.com...rated as the #8 safety prospect in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com... a member of the Rivals.com 250...the #16 safety in the nation by Scout.com, they list him as a four-star signee...the #13 defensive back prospect in the nation by PrepStar...a member of the Southern Hot 100 by Scout.com...showed his versatility as a senior, when he caught a touchdown pass, blocked a field goal, and intercepted a pass all in the same game against Leon County High School...recorded 58 tackles and had 39 catches for 696 yards as a senior...as a junior, had 53 tackles and eight interceptions, returning three for touchdowns...also caught 27 passes for 656 yards and six touchdowns as a wide receiver as a junior...two-ay starter on the gridiron, he had eight interceptions as a junior and three as a senior...also a starter on the basketball team, he is averaging 22 points per game...played for Shelton Crews at Godby High School...chose Clemson over Alabama, Louisville, Auburn, Florida, and Florida State.

Mickey Plyler on McDaniel: “McDaniel is as good as anybody in this class. He is one of the top two or three players Clemson has signed in this class. On film he shows everything you are looking for. He catches the ball well and has great ball skills. He has excellent speed and is very athletic and in the return game he is a terrific runner with excellent vision. He is one of the few athletes can bait the QB into throwing an interception. He has great instincts and just does everything well. He could play for any program in the country. “

Reminds Plyler of: Terry Kinard