John Henry Daley

Class:
Senior
Position:
DE
Height:
6-4
Weight:
255
Hometown:
Alpine, Utah
High School:
Lone Peak

CAREER HIGHS (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)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• 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)

Junior (2025, Utah)
• 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

Sophomore (2024, Utah)
• 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)

Freshman (2023, BYU)
• 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)

Prep
• 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

Key Statistics
• Posted 82 tackles, including 22.0 sacks, as a senior in 2021; also blocked two punts

Honors and Rankings
• 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)

Personal
• 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