#78
James Daniels
CHI · 2018–2021PIT · 2022–2024MIA · 2025UFA
JamesDaniels#78RG
Age
28
Sep 13, 1997
Height
6'4"
76"
Weight
320
lb
College
Iowa
2015-2017
Drafted
2018
Rd 2, Pk 39
Exp
8
seasons
Contract
$24M
3y · $8.0M APY
Status
UFA
UFA

2023 Season

Latest production
Games
1
2025
Snaps
3
offense
Snap %
6%
avg / game
Penalties
0
regular season
Pen Yds
0
regular season
Missed
17
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2015 — Present · Includes honors
2025
Miami Dolphins · Offensive Guard
G · 1 active weeks
NFL
2022–2024
Pittsburgh Steelers · Offensive Guard
G · 39 active weeks
NFL
2018–2021
Chicago Bears · Offensive Guard
G · 55 active weeks
NFL
2015–2017
Iowa · OL
NCAA

Draft Profile

2018 Draft
Selection
Round 2, Pick 39
#39 overall by Chicago Bears
TeamCHI
Overall#39

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaJeffrey Beall. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.