Daniel Maynes brings old-school trench toughness and proven run-stopping heft for UMass
In the 2014 season, Daniel Maynes was a 6-foot-2, 285-pound redshirt senior nose tackle for Massachusetts, and his value came from leverage, strength, and experience rather than flash—he posted 42 tackles with 1.5 sacks in 2014 after earlier seasons of steady interior production. UMass notes also highlighted his veteran leadership in the trenches, while his Pro Day bench-press total of 36 reps at 225 pounds underscored serious functional strength. The big wrinkle: he battled Crohn’s disease and had to miss the 2011 season, so durability and persistence are part of his story.
