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DeVaris Daniels |
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CAREER: Talented wide receiver who did not play in freshman year but was a valuable contributor on the Irish scout team ... enters 2012 competing for a starting wide receiver spot. 2011
(FRESHMAN): Did not see game action during the season.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named best prospect in Illinois and 63rd-best player in nation by 24/7 Sports ... rated ninth-best wide receiver and 64th-ranked player in country by Sporting News ... ranked 65th on ESPNU Top 150 list ... named to Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A all-state team in 2010 ... played in Under Armour All-American Bowl ... tabbed area athlete of year by Pioneer Press ... selected as senior in 2010 to Lake County all-area and all-North Suburban Conference teams ... Chicago Tribune first-team all-state selection and Chicago Sun-Times all-area first team as senior in 2010 ... named to Arlington Heights Daily Herald all-area team after senior season ... helped lead Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills, Ill., to Illinois Class 5A quarterfinals in 2010 state playoffs ... accounted for 19 total TDs during senior season in 2010: 10 rushing TDs, five receiving TDs, two punt returns, one interception return and one blocked field goal return ... posted 23 catches for 513 yards (22.3 yards per reception) in 2010 ... accounted for 888 all-purpose yards (221 receiving, 344 rushing, 323 passing) as junior in 2009 ... led Vernon Hills to 8-3 record in 2009 ... first varsity touch for Vernon Hills came in freshman season in 2007 and resulted in 93-yard kickoff return for TD ... father Phillip was 15-year NFL veteran as defensive end and was drafted by Seattle Seahawks in fourth round of 1995 NFL Draft ... Phillip played four years with Seahawks, for Chicago Bears from 2000-03, then played seven seasons for Washington Redskins ... Phillip played college football at Georgia and is currently Washington Redskins director of player development ... member of Vernon Hills basketball and track and field teams ... played for coach Tony Monken at Vernon Hills ... enrolled in College of Arts and Letters.
