2026 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes WR CJ Daniels Selected with the 197th Pick by the Los Angeles Rams
CJ Daniels had an iconic moment in week one and heads to Los Angeles
The Miami Hurricanes added another name in the 2026 NFL Draft. WR CJ Daniels was selected with the 197th overall pick in the sixth round of the draft by the Los Angeles Rams He joins another Cane, Kam Kinchens. LA traded up to the Eagles to snag Daniels.
Rams trade up to select WR C. J. Daniels with No.
197 overall pick in 2026 NFL Draft https://t. co/1kUIcH8Dto pic. twitter.
com/t3eYAuC71y — Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) April 25, 2026 Daniels began his college career at Liberty playing alongside QB Malik Willis and WR Demario Douglas, where he showed enough to attract Power Five interest before transferring to WRU LSU – where lingering foot and knee injuries wiped out his opportunity and derailed what could have been an early draft projection. Rather than give up, he transferred once more to Miami and came back in 2025 with 50 catches, 557 yards, and seven touchdowns, producing immediately on a national championship contender and silencing doubters with the iconic week one catch at the end of the first half of the Notre Dame matchup. At 6’2″ and 200 pounds, he has the frame and ball skills of a legitimate X-receiver.