Daniel Wingate

2025 & 2026 Bednarik Award Watch List · 2025 & 2026 Butkus Award Watch List · 2026 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List · 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten · Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/22/25) Tied for the team lead in tackles on the team in tackles with 41, including 19 solo stops · He recorded 10 tackles, including one tackle for loss, and returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown against No. 5 Ohio State (10/10) · Wingate is one of only three active Big Ten players with multiple career pick-sixes, joining Michigan State's Charles Brantley and Indiana's Rolijah Hardy · Led team with 12 tackles against Virginia Tech (9/19), seventh career game with 10+ tackles · Recorded five tackles in a 38-14 win over UConn (9/12) · Recorded one tackle in a 62-0 win vs. Hampton (9/5) Started all 12 games for the Terps and was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten · Led the Terps, ranked sixth in the Big Ten and was 35th nationally with 102 tackles on the year. · Became the first Terp to eclipse the 100-tackle plateau in a season since Tre Watson during his All-American season in 2018. · Ranked second in the Big Ten and tied for seventh nationally with 62 solo tackles. · Added 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, an interception and two QB hurries to his stat line. · Had five games with double digit tackles, including a career-high 14 tackles against NIU. · Posted 11 tackles, 1.0 sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry to garner Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after Maryland's win at Wisconsin. · Recorded his first career interception and ran it back for a touchdown against FAU. · Voted by his teammates as the 2025 Team MVP and one of three season-long captains. · Represented Maryland at Big Ten Media Days. Played in all 12 games and ranked third on the team in tackles and tied for third in TFLs · Registered 50 tackles (30 solo) and had 6.5 tackles for a loss · Career-high seven tackles and career-high 2.0 TFL vs. Rutgers · Six tackles at No. 1 Oregon (11/9) · Four tackles at Minnesota (10/26) · Three tackles including one TFL for a six-yard loss vs. USC · Career-high six tackles at Indiana (9/28) · Two tackles vs. UConn (8/31), at Virginia (9/14) and vs. Villanova (9/21) Appeared in 11 games · Totaled seven tackles (six solo) and a tackle for loss · Tallied three solo tackles in win against Auburn at TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30) · Notched first career tackle for loss at Rutgers (11/25) · Tallied three tackles (two solo) in win over Charlotte (9/9) · Made one tackle in Maryland debut vs. Towson (9/2) Top-100 linebacker in the nation · Top-25 player in Maryland · High school teammates with current Terp, Alex Moore · Chose Maryland over Boston College, Penn State and West Virginia Favorite pro athlete is Fred Warner · Has visited Thailand · Favorite hobby is to go on nature walks · Lives with his dog, Phoenix, on campus · Wants to be a Sports psychologist after football · Favorite restaurant is Iron Rooster Career Highs Wingate's Career Highs Tackles: 14 vs. NIU, 9/5/25 TFL: 2.5 at Penn State, 11/30/24 TFL Yardage: 6 vs. USC, 10/19/24 10+ Tackle Games: 8 (last at #5 Ohio State (10/10/26)