Dennis Daley

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Dennis Daley
Dennis Daley.jpg
Daley with South Carolina in 2018
No. 71 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: Ridge View (Columbia, South Carolina)
College:
NFL draft: 2019  / Round: 6 / Pick: 212
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:54
Games started:37
Player stats at PFR

Dennis Daley (born August 7, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft by the Carolina Panthers. Kelly played his first three seasons in the NFL with the Panthers before being traded to the Tennessee Titans in 2022. He then signed with the Cardinals in 2023.

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Early years

Daley is of Jamaican descent. [1] He is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. [2] Daley attended Ridge View High School. [3]

College career

Despite having already signed with the University of South Carolina, Daley spent the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Georgia Military College as a result of not qualifying for enrollment at South Carolina immediately after high school. He called his time at GMC "the toughest two years of [his] life", but also credits it for making him more disciplined. Daley began attending South Carolina in 2017 where he was a two-year starter for the South Carolina Gamecocks and started 23 games at left tackle. [3]

Daley graduated from South Carolina in December 2018 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies before playing in the 2019 Senior Bowl. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
317 lb
(144 kg)
33+38 in
(0.85 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
5.23 s1.84 s3.09 s4.92 s7.95 s26.5 in
(0.67 m)
8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)
20 reps
All values from NFL Combine [4] [5]

Carolina Panthers

Daley was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round (212th overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [3] He started nine games at left tackle his rookie season.

In 2020, Daley started three games, two at right guard and one at left tackle. On December 22, 2020, he was placed on injured reserve. [6]

Daley started nine games in 2021 but played in 15.

Tennessee Titans

On August 29, 2022, Daley and a 2024 seventh-round pick were traded to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick. [7]

Daley was made the starting left tackle following an injury to Taylor Lewan on the first offensive play of the Titans' Week 2 game against the Buffalo Bills. [8] Daley started for the Titans at left tackle for the rest of the season. [9] Despite being part of the offensive line that blocked for Derrick Henry as he finished second in the league in rushing yards, Daley finished the season tied in the league for the most sacks allowed. [10] At the end of the season, Pro Football Focus ranked the Titans' offensive line the worst in the league. [11]

Arizona Cardinals

On March 21, 2023, Daley signed a two-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals. [12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2023. [13] Daley was activated on October 14. [14] He finished the season playing in four games starting one.

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