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Grant Halverson/Getty Images James Madison Dukes’ John Daka tackles North Carolina State Wolfpack’s Reggie Gallaspy II on September 1, 2018.
$0 Daka, who is 6-foot-2 and 227 pounds, is attempting to make the transition from college to professional outside linebacker. According to the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka , he first entered the league with the Baltimore Ravens in the spring of 2020, earning notoriety as the first player of Zambian descent to reach the NFL. After failing to make the Ravens’ roster, he signed a one-year Reserve/Future contract with the Jets in January. He was claimed by the Los Angeles Rams, who waived him in the final round of cuts on Aug. 31, 2021, after New York waived him shortly after the 2021 NFL Draft. When Daka was three years old, his family emigrated from Zambia, a country in south-central Africa. He went on to play four years for the James Madison Dukes, amassing a total of 27 points during his college career. The fifth-most sacks in school history. He led the Football Championship Subdivision with 16. in his final collegiate season. He was named the Dukes’ Defensive MVP after recording 5 sacks and 28 tackles for loss. He was also a first-team Colonial Athletic Association selection and a second-team Associated Press All-American, as well as the winner of the school’s Charles Haley Defensive MVP award, which is named after the former San Francisco 49ers/Dallas Cowboys great (Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2015) who starred for the Dukes before being drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the 49ers.
John Daka’s Draft Profile
Coming out of college, John Daka was widely regarded as a priority free agent, praising him for his “attacking demeanor,” as well as his “competitive nature, toughness, and special-teams traits,” according to NFL analyst Lance Zierlein.
Pro Football Network’s Tony Pauline had a higher opinion of Daka, calling him an “explosive small-school pass rusher with a high upside.” ”
However, his lack of size remains a liability, and both of the aforementioned analysts have noted thаt he hаs trouble getting off blocks when bigger plаyers cаtch him flush. Follow the Heаvy on Fаlcons Fаcebook pаge for the lаtest breаking news, rumors, аnd content!
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