| Daniel George
WR | 6-2 | 210 247Sports ★★★★ ESPN ★★★★ Rivals ★★★★ |
Selected Penn State over Boston College, Duke, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, NC State, North Carolina, Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Wisconsin
FROM GEORGE'S HEAD COACH CRAIG JEFFERIES
"Daniel George is a dynamic athlete who excels in the classroom, on the football field and in track and field. He is Oxon Hill High School's all-time leader in receptions, receptions yards and touchdowns receptions. Daniel is a big, physical, fast wide receiver with great hand and ball skills. Daniel runs great routes and has the ability to make big plays. Daniel has a great work ethic and strives to be the best in whatever he does. Daniel competed on the Oxon Hill two-time State 3A Championship team on the 4x200, 4x400 and in the 300 hurdles. He was named first team All-Met in the Washington Post and was selected to several track & field All-American teams for his efforts in track. Daniel is a three-time All Prince George's County Coaches Association first team All-League selection and a 2-time 1st Team WR selection in the Washington Post. Daniel is considered the number one rated wide receiver in the state and the sixth rated player in the state of Maryland. He is rated as a 4-star WR by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com high school football rating publications. Daniel helped to lead the Oxon Hill Clippers to its first regional finals and state semifinal appearance in 24 years. He was often double teamed and covered by the opponent's best defenders. Daniel was still able to be one of the DMV area top wide receivers with 61 receptions 897 yards, 11 touchdowns, 1262 all-purpose yards with three Punt returns for touchdowns and one kickoff return for a touchdown with eight interceptions and two returned for touchdowns."
ABOUT GEORGE
High School: Four-year letterman for head coach Craig Jefferies at Oxon Hill High School...Three-time team captain...Helped the Clippers to an 11-1 record and the Prince George's County Championship as a junior...Claimed a first-team spot on USA Today's ALL-USA Maryland Football Team as a senior...Named consensus all-state by the Maryland High School Football Foundation in 2016...Garnered Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) Small School All-State (Class 4A/3A) first team accolades as a junior and senior...Was a MPSSAA Small School All-State (Class 4A/3A) honorable mention selection as a sophomore...Claimed Washington Post All-Met first team accolades as a junior and a senior...Earned all-conference honors in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Participated in the Crab Bowl...Was a three-time Team MVP...Had 113 receptions for 1,876 yards and 27 touchdowns in his Clipper career...Grabbed 61 passes for 897 yards and 11 scores as a senior...Also had a punt return, kickoff return and interception return for a touchdown in 2017...Caught 29 passes for 498 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior...Had 23 receptions for 472 yards and six scores as a sophomore...Rated a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets - 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 229 overall prospect, No. 36 wide receiver and No. 8 prospect in the state of Maryland by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 296 overall recruit, No. 49 wide receiver, No. 8 player in Maryland and No. 32 prospect in the region by ESPN...Ranked as the No. 238 overall recruit, No. 41 wide receiver and No. 6 prospect in Maryland by Rivals...Lettered in track and field three times...Won the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) 3A State Championship in the 300-meter hurdles in 2017 after a second-place finish in 2016...Finished second in the state in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior...Helped the Clippers win the 4x100 relay at the 2016 and 2017 MPSSAA State Outdoor Championships and the 4x200 relay at the 2016 and 2017 MPSSA State Indoor Championships...Was a seven-time All-American...Named to the academic honor roll in 2015 and 2016.
Personal: Full name is Daniel Isaac George...Son of Arlene George and Robert Green...Has one brother, David George, and one sister, Sarah George...Brother, David, played football at Shepherd University...Hobbies include listening to music, riding bikes and racing cars...Volunteered at food drives at the National Church of God and was a peer mediator at Oxon Hill...Would like to major in civil engineering...Born September 18, 1999 in Washington, D.C.