Daniel Beale

YPSILANTI, MI - SEPTEMBER 20: Daniel Beale #11 of the Ragin' Cajuns makes a throw during Louisiana @ Eastern Michigan Football at Rynearson Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. (Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics)

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COLUMBIA, MO - SEPTEMBER 13: Daniel Beale #11 of the Ragin' Cajuns holds up the UL hand sign on the sideline during Louisiana at Missouri Football at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics)

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Daniel Beale pre snap and Landon Burton block December 7, 2024 Louisiana vs Marshall Football in Lafayette, LA at Cajun Field for the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Championship Game. Final score Louisiana 3 Marshall 31. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin’ Cajuns Athletics

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Position:
Quarterback
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 206
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Baton Rouge, La.
High School:
Catholic

2025 (Redshirt Freshman)
Completed 42 of 84 passes for 395 yards and a touchdown on the season in six games with four starts … claimed the backup role to Walker Howard coming out of fall camp … thrust into duty on the final drive in the season-opener against Rice after Howard went down due to injury … earned the starting role the following week against McNeese, completing 14 of 22 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown … added a season-high 22-yard scramble to set up a 10-yard scoring pass to Landon Baptiste … posted season-high numbers in completions (20), attempts (33) and yards (232) in road contest at Eastern Michigan … tossed a 43-yard pass to Shelton Sampson to set up a late touchdown.

2024 (Freshman)
Completed 13 of 30 passes for 126 yards in three relief appearances as a true freshman ... made collegiate debut against Arkansas State (11/9) completing a pass for 3 yards ... pressed into service against Marshall (12/7) in the Sun Belt Conference Championship Game after starter Chandler Fields was lost due to injury ... was 9-for-24 for 95 yards with a 9-yard run against the Thundering Herd ... was 3-for-4 for 28 yards against TCU (12/28) in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl.

High School

Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and On3 … a four-year starter for Catholic winning three state championships … earned all-state and Offensive MVP honors as a senior leading Catholic to a LHSAA Division I state championship … threw for 2,974 yards and 39 touchdowns to go along with 202 rushing yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown in the 2023 state championship game … broke six school records accounting for 2,623 yards and 42 total touchdowns as a junior … led Catholic to a 12-1 record and the LHSAA Division I state championship after throwing for 2,003 yards and 17 touchdowns … holds the school record for most passing yards and touchdown passes in a single game, season and career … accumulated 8,756 total yards and 119 total touchdowns in his high school career … earned multiple academic honors including LHSAA Academic All-State … member of Student Ministry, National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... coached by Hudson Fuller.