John Henry Daley

Michigan Tackles: 8- vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2026) · Solos: 4- vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2026) · Asst: 6- vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2026) · TFLs: 3.0- vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2026) · Sacks: 1.0- vs. Oklahoma (Sept. 12, 2026) · Int: none · FR: none · PBUs: none Prior to Michigan Tackles: 7 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025) · Solos: 4 - 2x, last vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 20, 2025) · Asst: 6 - at West Virginia (Sept. 27, 2025) · TFLs: 3.5 - vs. Kansas State (Nov. 22, 2025) · Sacks: 2.0 - 3x, last vs. Kansas State (Nov. 22, 2025) · Int: none · FR: none · PBUs: 1 - at Wyoming (Sept. 13, 2025) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 14, 2026) · College Football Comeback Players of the Week (Sept. 14, 2026) Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, College Football Comeback Players of the Week (Sept. 14) following the win over Oklahoma · Made his U-M debut and first start as a Wolverine against Western Michigan (Sept. 5) and assisted on three tackles · Recorded his first sack among three tackles for loss and eight total stops, at U-M in a start against Oklahoma (Sept. 12) · Credited with one sack among three total stops starting against UTEP (Sept. 19) · Started against Iowa (Sept. 26) and recorded a half-sack among two tackles · Started at Minnesota (Oct. 3) · Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss, including a sack among three tackles starting against Penn State (Oct. 17) Spent two seasons at BYU (2023-24) and one at Utah (2025) · Appeared in 21 games during his career with 11 starts (all at Utah) · All-American (2025) · Credited with 55 career tackles, including 18.5 for loss, 12.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup · Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist (2025) · Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist (2025) Appeared in 11 games with 11 starts along the defensive line; totaled 48 tackles, including 17.5 for loss with 11.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup · Named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation · Second-team All-American honoree by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Associated Press (AP) · Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist · Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist · Created two sacks among three tackles at UCLA (Aug. 30) · Made four tackles, including 2.5 for loss with one sack against Cal Poly (Sept. 6) · At Wyoming (Sept. 13), made six stops, including two sacks, forced a fumble and broke up a pass · Forced another fumble against Texas Tech (Sept. 20) and made five tackles, including one sack · The first Utah player to create strip sacks in consecutive games since 2017 · Credited with seven tackles at West Virginia (Sept. 27), including one TFL with a shared sack · Made five stops, including 2.5 for loss with 1.5 sacks, against Arizona State (Oct. 11) · Posted one sack among two tackles at BYU (Oct. 18) · Generated 1.5 TFLs, including 0.5 sacks, among four tackles against Colorado (Oct. 25) · Against Cincinnati (Nov. 1), assisted on four tackles with 0.5 for loss · Credited with four stops against Cincinnati (Nov. 1), including 0.5 for loss · At Baylor (Nov. 15), totaled four tackles · Made four tackles against Kansas State (Nov. 22), including 3.5 for loss with 2.0 sacks Appeared in seven games along the defensive line; totaled four tackles including one sack to earn his second varsity letter, first at Utah · Made his Utah debut against Southern Utah (Aug. 29) and made one tackle, an eight-yard sack · Played along the defensive line against Baylor (Sept. 7), at Utah State (Sept. 14), against BYU (Nov. 9), at Colorado (Nov. 16) and against Iowa State (Nov. 23) · Made three tackles at UCF (Nov. 29) Appeared in three games along the defensive line; made three tackles to earn his first varsity letter · Made his collegiate debut at TCU (Oct. 14) and made one solo tackle · Against Texas Tech (Oct. 21), was credited with two tackles · Played along the defensive line at Texas (Oct. 28) Attended Lone Peak High School, coached by Bart Brockbank · Helped Lone Peak to a 12-2 record in 2020 and reached the Class 6A Final · The Knights were 10-2 in 2021 and won the 6A State Championship · Completed a two-year mission after graduating from high school; began at Utah in 2023 Posted 82 tackles, including 22.0 sacks, as a senior in 2021; also blocked two punts Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 47 athlete in the nation and the No. 9 player in the state of Utah · According to 247Sports Composite rankings, listed as a three-star prospect, the No. 613 player nationally, the No. 45 athlete, and the No. 9 player in the state of Utah · Named a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 72-ranked athlete in the country and the No. 10 player in the state of Utah · Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com; the No. 31-ranked athlete nationally and the No. 9 player in the state of Utah · First-team All-State selection as a senior (2021) Son of Neal and Julie Daley · Father, Neal, played linebacker at BYU · Uncles David Nixon, Craig Bills and Taysom Hill are BYU football alumni · Brother, Michael, played linebacker at BYU and at Rice · Together, Michael and John Henry run the Daley Foundation, a nonprofit that provides extracurricular opportunities for special needs kids