Daniel Munyer

munyer entered the 2013 season among colorado's most intriguing prospects, but struggled with consistency and must play with greater focus and physicality as a senior to earn nfl draft consideration. rotated between right guard and center throughout his career, munyer flashes initial quickness, good lateral agility and the balance to handle run and pass-blocking responsibilities. he's athletic enough, in fact, that colorado is reportedly considering pushing him outside to left tackle in 2014.

Regardless of his role for the Buffs this season, Munyer is best suited for the interior as an NFL prospect. He's an intriguing athlete who can fire off the snap and surprise second-level defenders with his quickness and agility. Munyer was recognized as a team captain this spring. If he takes this role seriously, Munyer could be on the verge of a breakout season that could result in his earning a selection in the 2015 NFL draft.

As a senior, he earned All-State, All-Area (Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley), All-Sierra League and All-Pac 5 Conference honors. He garnered All-Far West honors from both PrepStar and SuperPrep, the latter ranking him as the No. 129 player from the region (California, Hawai'I, Nevada), the 13th offensive lineman on that list. Scout.com listed 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. His senior year, he helped anchor a line that averaged 198.7 yards rushing and 188.3 yards passing per game on offense, helping Notre Dame (9-3) to the Sierra League championship and second-round appearance in the playoffs under coach Kevin Rooney. On defense, he had 53 tackles, 17 for losses including four sacks, 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 victory. 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 lettered in track and field (throws); he was the CIF Section champion in the shot put as a junior with a career-best throw of 55-0.

He is majoring in Communication at Colorado, and is also working toward a Certificate in Digital Media. He was named honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Team as both a sophomore and a redshirt freshman. He earned All-Academic team mention for his high school for both football and track & field and was honored by maintaining a 3.0 or higher grade point average. He was born March 4, 1992 in Harbor City, Calif. He enjoys fishing, hiking, playing video games, handing out with friends and watching movies and lists the best movie he has 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 his high school's youth sports camps for the last two summers.