He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL draft after playing college football at South Florida.

Daniels was on his way to becoming the all time yardage leader in Big East history when his senior season was cut short due to injury.

Daniels finished his college career high on all of USF's rushing and passing leaderboards.

Daniels was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round with the 237th overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft.

[10] On June 2, 2015, Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell announced that Daniels would be making the switch to wide receiver for the 2015 season.

[16] On December 21, 2015, Daniels was signed off the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad by the Houston Texans.

[31] In 2019, Daniels was a member of the 2020 XFL Draft class, and was selected by the Seattle Dragons during the open phase.

[32] He made his XFL debut in place of an injured Brandon Silvers and threw one incomplete pass.

[35] He was named the head coach at his alma mater Lincoln High School in Tallahassee in 2020.