[1] Daniels grew up in Swan Hill[2] and played junior football for Nyah-Nyah West United.
[3] He boarded at Geelong Grammar School with fellow footballers and friends Paddy Dow, Lochie O'Brien and Jarrod Brander.
[7] Daniels received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 23 against Gold Coast, collecting 20 disposals and kicking 2 goals.
He missed the entirety of the 2022 season due to hamstring injuries, keeping him from playing an AFL game for 590 days.
[15] Notes * denotes rookie listed players This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1990s is a stub.