Daniel Whitney Stevenson (born October 4, 1982) is an American former professional football offensive lineman.
Stevenson played in 45 games with 35 starts over four seasons (2002–2005) at Notre Dame and was a three-year starter at offensive guard.
He began the year as a reserve guard and moved to tackle and into the starting lineup for the Gator Bowl against N.C. State, in place of Brennan Curtin.
He became a regular part of the offensive line rotation and saw increased playing time as the season progressed.
Stevenson helped running back Julius Jones (now with the Seattle Seahawks) rush for a school-record 262 yards against Pittsburgh.
Jones recorded three games with 200-plus yards rushing, becoming the first player in Notre Dame history to achieve the feat.
On the year, Stevenson produced 78 key blocks/knockdowns with eight touchdown-resulting blocks, as the offensive line allowed only 21 sacks.
[3] He was waived by the Patriots on September 2, 2006, following training camp, and proceeded to spend the first eight games of the regular season on the team's practice squad before being released November 7.
He was signed to a future contract by the Texans on January 15, 2008, was waived/injured on July 22, 2008, cleared waivers, and was placed on injured reserve two days later, ending his season.