Daniel Arias

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Photo by: Harry Caston

Photo by: Tim Benko, Benko Photographics

daniel arias touchdown at washington 2018

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mill Creek, Wash.
High School:
Henry M. Jackson

AT COLORADO: CAREER

Has played in 50 career games with 21 starts.
Has 77 career special teams points which is seventh in school history; 26 forced fair catches are second most in program history; 15 times being down the field first and interrupting the play is second most in CU history.
Career numbers are 48 catches for 750 yards and four touchdowns.

2022 (Sr.)

50 career games at CU are the most ever played by a wide receiver, and is only two games away from tying the offensive player record of 52 set by TE Quinn Sypniewski
Named to the East-West Shrine Game 1000 Watch List.
Played in all 12 games and had 19 receptions for 309 yards and a touchdown this season.
Had 14 special teams points with seven total tackles, two forced fair catches, three times first down field, and one knockdown or springing block on kick returns.
Was awarded the Tom McMahon Award for dedication and work ethic for the offense.
Was voted as the special teams player of the game against Arizona State.
Was named a member of the Victory Club for his play against Arizona State.
Had four catches for 82 yards against UCLA, matching a career high in receptions.

2021 (Jr.-2)—Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 by the coaches … Played in all 12 games and started 11 … Third on the team with 19 receptions for 237 yards and a touchdown … Led the team in special teams points with 22, including five forced fair catches, and was second in special teams tackles with four and was three times the first player downfield on punt coverage.

2020 (Jr.)—Earned mention on the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation All-Academic first-team and on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Played in all six games with two starts … Played five games on offense and one on special teams … Had five catches for 88 yards and had at least one catch in four of the six games … Caught a 38-yard pass against UCLA in the season opener and had two catches for 33 yards in the regular season finale against Utah.

2019 (Soph.)—Named an honorable mention selection on the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation All-Academic team … Played in all 12 games, 11 on special teams (107 plays) and nine on offense (90 plays) … Caught three passes for 62 yards and one touchdown … Was second on the team with 23 special teams points, seeing action on the punt return, kick coverage, punt return and kick return units … Led the team with eight forced fair catches and he was six times the first downfield interrupting the play … Was named the Special Teams Player of the Week for the USC game … Caught a 27-yard touchdown in the season finale against Utah … Had two catches for 35 yards, including a 29-yard catch, against Arizona … Had a productive spring with 13 receptions for 227 yards and two touchdowns, including leading the team with seven catches for 137 yards and two scores in the spring game.

2018 (Fr.)—Named to the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation All-Academic First Team … Set a new CU record on special teams with 13 forced fair catches … He played in all 12 games … Had one reception for 37 yards and a touchdown against Washington … Became the 16th known player in CU history to score a touchdown on his first career touch … Second on special teams with 28 points, just behind Beau Bisharat's 29 … Set records for forced fair catches for a season (13) and single game (5, versus Washington State) … Also had four tackles, one inside the 20, five downed punts, was first down field four times and had one knockdown or springing block on special teams … Was one of five true freshmen so see their first collegiate action in the season opener against Colorado State.

HIGH SCHOOL—Rated as a three-star recruit by the recruiting services … Garnered first-team All-State, first-team All-Area and first-team All-Wesco honors as a wide receiver … Was a first-team All-Wesco defensive back as well … His junior year he earned first-team All-Wesco honors on offense and drew a second-team nod on defense … Under coach Joel Vincent, the Timberwolves went 3-7 in 2017 … As a senior, he caught 43 passes for 843 yards (19.6 per) and eight touchdowns … As a junior, he had 49 receptions for 1,030 yards (21.0 per) and 12 TDs … Top games as a senior: caught nine passes for 191 yards and two TDs in a 40-20 win over Mount Vernon; went for 189 yards on only five catches, averaging 37.8 yards per reception, and two TDs versus Glacier Peak in a 48-41 overtime defeat; had nine catches for 138 yards and a TD versus Lake Stevens; had five catches for 93 yards and two TDs against Monroe ... Was named the MVP of the USC summer 2016 camp and he also attended CU’s and UCLA’s summer camps … Also participated in track … As a senior he won the 400-meter Class 4A title with a time of 49.02 and finished fourth in the 200-meters with a time of 22.21 … His junior year he placed second at state in the 100- and 400-meters.

ACADEMICS—Graduated in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication (with a minor in Communication) … Named to the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation All-Academic First Team in 2018 and '20 and '21 and honorable mention in 2019 … Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll in 2020 and ‘21 … Owned a 3.4 GPA in high school and took one AP course, Environmental Science … Was named the Everett Public School Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2017-18.

PERSONAL—He was born September 2, 1998 in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic … His family moved to the United States when was six; his mother had moved previously to Washington to work and gain United States citizenship before bringing Daniel and his two siblings to join her … Hobbies include playing video games, hiking, biking, drawing and hanging out with friends … He worked on his uncle’s farm growing up and had several duties from bailing hay, to cleaning stalls, general maintenance, up-keep of the fence lines and working with livestock (he knows how to ride horses). (Last name is pronounced are-e-us.)