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Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography Last name pronounced bi-TOO-lee. Became only the second Vol to lead Tennessee in tackles for three straight seasons, wrapping up his 44-game career with 266 stops. A 2019 All-SEC Second Team selection, he collected double-digit tackles in three games as a senior and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week twice. He had 19 tackles versus Kentucky and helped spark the Vols' six-game winning streak with a blocked punt and touchdown against South Carolina. The Nashville product, by way of the Congo, had a 23-tackle game against Georgia Tech as a sophomore in 2017. CAREER HONORS 2019 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches) SEC Defensive Player of the Week (11/11/19) PFF College National Team of the Week (11/10/19) College Sports Madness Defensive Player of the Week (10/28/19) SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/28/19) PFF College National Team of the Week (10/27/19) Three-time SEC Defensive Team of the Week by PFF College in 2018 2019 – SENIOR Missed the first two games of the season, but returned to lead Tennessee's defense from the middle linebacker position...The Vols finished No. 23 in the nation in total defense (334.5) - their best finish and mark in 10 years ... ranked second in the SEC in total tackles in league play (9.9 average, 79 total tackles) and finished fifth in the league in overall games (8.0 average) ... Became only the second Vol to lead Tennessee in tackles in three consecutive seasons, finishing with 88 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, two pass breakups, three hurries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick ... Led Vols with 90 tackles in 2017 and 79 stops in 2018...Collected All-SEC Second Team honors and was twice named SEC Defensive Player of the Week...Wrapped up his career with six tackles in the comeback victory over Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Led the team with eight tackles in UT’s Senior Day win over Vanderbilt (11/30) ... Posted double-digit tackles for the second game in a row and the third time of the season with 12 against Missouri while also recording a sack and a TFL (11/23) ... Made a season-high 19 tackles in UT’s 17-13 win at Kentucky, the second-highest total in his career (11/9) ... Made the fourth-quarter goal-line stop on fourth down to preserve Tennessee's victory over the Wildcats in Lexington ... Had a monster 15-tackle effort against South Carolina, adding a punt block that he scored a touchdown on to lead a defensive effort that shutout the Gamecocks in the second half (10/26) ... Led the team with seven stops in Tennessee's win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Was disruptive against Florida with six tackles, two TFL, two sacks and a forced fumble (9/21) ... Made season debut against Chattanooga, recording two tackles (9/14). 2018 – JUNIOR Appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts … Led the Vols in tackles for the second-straight season, finishing with 79 stops … Ranked third on the team with 6.5 TFLs and added one sack and a pass breakup … Had a season-high 13 tackles vs. Charlotte … Paced UT with eight tackles and 2.5 TFLs in win over No. 11 Kentucky … Had nine tackles at Vanderbilt … Totaled five tackles and a PBU vs. Missouri ... Recorded five tackles at South Carolina … Despite playing just one half, led the team with eight tackles against No. 1 Alabama … Logged five tackles in win over No. 21 Auburn … Had eight tackles against Georgia … Led the team with six tackles, including his first-career sack, vs. UTEP … Started at MIKE linebacker in season opener against West Virginia, recording five tackles and one TFL. 2017 – SOPHOMORE Appeared in 12 games with eight starts … Led the team with 90 tackles … Finished ninth in the SEC in tackles per game … Added 3.0 TFLs and three PBUs … Posted a career-high 23 tackles against Georgia Tech, tying for the eighth-most tackles in a single game in UT history and the most by a Power 5 player in 2017 … Intercepted a pass from Tua Tagovailoa and returned it 97 yards for a touchdown … Had nine tackles against Alabama … Tallied 12 tackles against Vanderbilt … Finished with eight tackles and a TFL against LSU ... Made eight tackles against Georgia. 2016 – FRESHMAN Saw action in nine games and made nine tackles as a freshman … Made first career tackle against Florida … Had a tackle in win over Georgia … Made five tackles at Vanderbilt … Picked up two stops vs. Tennessee Tech. HIGH SCHOOL Listed as a four-star recruit and a top-10 prospect out of Nashville Christian High School … PrepStar 150 Dream Team … Member of ESPN 300 … 2015 Class 1A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year in Tennessee … Two-time Tennessean All-Midstate selection as a senior and junior … Led Nashville Christian to first state title in school history in 2015 … Had 89 tackles, 20 TFLs and 10.5 sacks as a senior in 2015 … Added 10 touchdowns on offense in 2015. PERSONAL Full name is Daniel Ndjoil Bituli … Born on Dec. 27, 1997 … Son of Nikki and Patrice Bituli … He was born in the Congo before moving to Tennessee as a young child … Majoring in communications.
