Mike Daniels ( American football ) Mike Daniels ( born May 5 , 1989 ) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers . He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was drafted in the fourth round ( 132nd ) overall in the 2012 NFL Draft . Early years . Daniels was born in Stratford , New Jersey to Carlene and Michael Daniels . He attended Highland Regional High School in New Jersey where he played running back and defensive tackle . During his sophomore year , he had 41 tackles and six sacks . In his junior year he had 84 tackles and nine sacks . During his senior year , Daniels had 97 tackles and 12 sacks , which earned him first team all - conference honors . He was also twice named a team captain and rushed for 2 , 203 yards in his career while scoring 25 touchdowns . College career . Recruitment . Daniels was considered a two - star prospect by Rivals . com . His height was listed at six feet one inches and 230 pounds . His 40 - yard dash was listed at 4 . 6 seconds ; he bench - pressed a maximum of 300 pounds and squatted 600 pounds . Daniels was not highly recruited out of high school and only received scholarship offers from Iowa and Temple . When he was asked about why no one knew about him coming out of high school , he replied , " honestly , I don ' t know " . Iowa . Daniels chose to play football at Iowa and was redshirted during his freshman year . When the redshirt expired the following year , he was not listed on the depth chart after spring practice but still managed to get the first sack of his college career in a game against the Florida International University Golden Panthers , in which he also had two solo tackles and an assisted tackle . During his sophomore year , Daniels played in all 13 games , and had 10 tackles including 1 . 5 for a loss . In his junior year with the Hawkeyes , Daniels played in every game and started eight of them . During a game against Ball State , he was awarded a career - best six tackles ( four solo ) , as well as four more tackles for a loss and a sack . His performance earned him Big Ten co - Defensive Player of the week honors . At the end of the season , he earned a spot on the honorable mention All - Big Ten team by the coaches and media . During the final season of his college career , Daniels was named to the Pony Express Award preseason watch list . Additionally , he was named a third team All - Big 10 by Phil Steele . During the season , he started all 13 games at defensive tackle and led the team in tackles for loss and sacks . He also recorded 32 solo tackles . During the season opener against Tennessee Tech , he recorded one solo tackles and one assist . When the Hawkeyes competed against Nebraska , Daniels matched his career high of nine tackles . His performance in his final year earned him a spot on the second team all - Big Ten team by the coaches and media . Daniels graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in sociology . Professional career . Scouting . Scouts praised that Daniels for being " quick off the ball " and using " his small frame to work between blockers " . They also stated that he had good instincts and could understand offensive schemes and beat them . His size was often criticized because he was often beaten by larger blockers . Green Bay Packers . Daniels was selected in the fourth round ( 132nd overall ) by the Green Bay Packers who first noticed him a year before when looking at other defensive linemen from Iowa . Defensive coordinator Dom Capers commented that " The thing that jumps out at me is the way he plays the game . " He scored his first touchdown on December 9 , 2012 against the Lions after recovering a fumble by Matthew Stafford .