A five-time Pro Bowl selection from 1992 to 1996, McDaniel had 35 career interceptions for 667 yards and 6 touchdowns.
[2] Working with defensive backs coach Ron Zook, he received considerable playing time early in the season due to injuries to starters.
[8] During his senior season in 1987, McDaniel registered 57 tackles (38 solo), 2 interceptions and a team-leading 8 broken-up passes.
His hit on Phillips jarred the ball loose, and it was recovered by Vol linebacker Darrin Miller.
[11] His career totals at Tennessee included 146 tackles (97 solo), 11 passes broken up, and 6 interceptions.
[5] As a member of the Tennessee track team, McDaniel, along with Jeff Powell, Sam Graddy and Allen Franklin, captured the SEC Championship in the 4 x 100-meter relay in 1985.
[2] Following the 1987 season, McDaniel was considered one of the nation's top players in man-to-man coverage,[12] and was ranked the number two cornerback by The Sporting News.
[14] He missed most of his rookie year with a broken leg,[15] but saw extensive play in the following nine seasons with the Raiders, initially in Los Angeles and later in Oakland.
[19] In the Raiders' 48–16 win over Denver on September 18, 1994, McDaniel intercepted a pass from John Elway and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown.
[16] His longest interception returned for a touchdown was 56 yards, which took place in the Raiders' loss to Minnesota on November 17, 1996.