Daniel Munyer Biography

DANIEL MUNYER
6-3, 275, OL
Tarzana, Calif. (Notre Dame)

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned All-Region honors from both PrepStar and SuperPrep, where he is listed as the No. 129 player from California, Hawai'i and Nevada and is the No. 13 offensive lineman on that list. Scout.com lists him as the No. 61 offensive guard in the country. A three-year starter at offensive line and one year starter on the defensive line, he helped Notre Dame to a 28-7 record in his career. As a senior, he earned All-State, All-Area (Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley), All-Sierra League and All-Pac 5 Conference honors helping Notre Dame High School to a 9-3 record, Sierra League championship and second round appearance in the playoffs under coach Kevin Rooney. His senior year, he helped anchor a line that averaged 198.7 yards rushing and 188.3 yards passing per game on offense and on defense, he had 53 tackles including 17 for a loss and four sacks. He had three pass break-ups and two forced fumbles. His top game came when the team flew to Dallas to play Klein Oak at the brand new Cowboys Stadium and he had five tackles for loss in a 37-7 win. Against Crespi, Notre Dame won 23-21 on a 53-yard field goal on the last play of the game and against Birmingham, he had two sacks as Notre Dame turned a 14-10 halftime lead into a 48-10 route. He was a team captain and member of the team council, leading his group of linemen as a liaison with the coaching staff. As a junior, he earned All-State and All-Sierra League honors helping Notre Dame to an undefeated regular season and final record of 11-1 after winning the Sierra League. That season, Notre Dame averaged 274.5 yards passing and 180.7 yards rushing per game. He saw limited action on the defensive line that season and had 16 tackles and two sacks. He also participated in the throwing events in track & field and as a sophomore broke the school record and was a CIF champion in the shot put as a junior.

ACADEMICS - He is undecided on a major at Colorado and is interested in either business or kinesiology and is interested in sports medicine. He earned All-Academic team mention for his high school for both football and track and was honored by maintaining a 3.0 or higher grade point average.

PERSONAL - He was born March 4, 1992 in Harbor City, Calif. He enjoys playing video games, handing out with friends and movies and lists the best movie he's seen recently as the Book of Eli. He volunteered about 30 hours of his time to help his school host a Renal Prom for local kidney patients who can't regularly attend high school. He also volunteered at high school's youth sports camps the last two summers.

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