2018: Started all 16 games at LG…Part of a line that protected QB Philip Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton for the sixth-most career TD passes in NFL history and Hall of Fame QB John Elway for the eighth-most passing yards in league annals…Blocked for Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw and New York Giants QB Eli Manning to tie Hall of Fame QB Johnny Unitas for the 10th-most regular-season victories by a QB…Gave Rivers time to post two games with 400-plus yards, five with 300-plus yards and four three-TD contests…Protected Rivers to set a team mark with multiple TD passes in the first 12 games of the season and 13-straight contests dating back to 2017, becoming the fourth QB in history to have multiple TD passes in the first 12 games to open a season…Kept Rivers upright to post a passer rating of at least 90 in each of the first 14 games this season, becoming the third QB to do so in each of the first 14 games of a season in NFL history…Protected Rivers to post the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Kept Rivers upright to throw 13 TD passes in the first five games, 15 in the first six contests and 17 in the team's first seven games, tying for the most in his career through five, six and seven games, respectively, to start a season…Blocked for the NFL's No. 11 offense, posting 372.6 yards-per-game…Contributed on a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted over 100 yards in five of the first six games, including each of the first four…Blocked for RB Melvin Gordon III to become the sixth Charger to reach 3,000 career rushing yards and post three 100-yard games…Paved the way for Gordon to record the first five-game streak with at least one scrimmage TD and 120-plus yards from scrimmage in a decade (RB Jamaal Charles, 2007)…Is the one Charger to appear on all 995 offensive snaps this season…Appeared on 77 special teams plays…Started at LG in both playoff games…Added eight plays on special teams in the postseason…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Blocked for the offense to total a Week 1-high 541 net yards, including 123 on the ground…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 424 yards and three TDs for a 103.7 passer rating…at Buffalo (Sept. 16): Kept Philip Rivers upright to complete 85.2 percent of his passes for 256 yards and three TDs (143.2 passer rating)…It marked Rivers' 54th three-TD performance (second of the season) and the fifth-best single-game passer rating of his career (min. 20 attempts)…Paved the way for an offense that rushed for 100-plus yards for the second time in as many weeks…Blocked for RB Austin Ekeler to record a single-game career-high 77 rushing yards and for Melvin Gordon to match a career best with three total TDs (one rushing, two receiving)…at Los Angeles Rams (Sept. 23): Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 226 yards and two TDs, registering a 105.7 passer rating…Blocked for an offense that posted 141 rushing yards on 20 carries (7.1 avg.)…Provided a key block for Melvin Gordon for a 20-yard gain in the first quarter…vs. San Francisco (Sept. 30): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to record his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, finishing with 104 yards…It marked the fourth-straight contest where the offense posted at least 100 rushing yards…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for three TDs…vs. Oakland (Oct. 7): Appeared in the 20th game of his career, starting at LG and playing all 64 snaps on offense…Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 339 yards and register a 143.4 passer rating, the best rating of his career against Oakland…Provided downfield blocking in the fourth quarter for TE Virgil Green to score a 13-yard TD on a screen pass…at Cleveland (Oct. 14): Paved the way for the offense to register 449 yards of offense, including a season-high 246 on the ground, which was the most by a Chargers offense since 2008…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post a single-game career high three rushing TDs…Protected Philip Rivers to reach 15 TDs on the year, tying for the most of his career through the first six games of a season…Provided key blocks on Gordon's second TD run of the day and on a 20-yard carry by Austin Ekeler in the fourth quarter…vs. Tennessee (Wembley Stadium, Oct. 21): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw two TDs and 306 yards, registering a 137.7 passer rating, his sixth rating of 100-plus for the year…The two TDs put Rivers at 17 for the season, tying for the most through the first seven games of a season in his career…Blocked CB Logan Ryan to spring Austin Ekeler free for an 11-yard gain in the third quarter…at Seattle (Nov. 4): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post his third 100-yard rushing output of the season, registering a TD and 113 yards on 16 attempts (7.1 avg.)…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs, 228 yards and a 105.9 passer rating…Provided time for Rivers to record his seventh game of the season with a passer rating over 100, the most through the first eight games of a season in his career…at Oakland (Nov. 11): Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post 165 yards from scrimmage and a TD for the fifth-straight game, the longest streak since 2007 (Jamaal Charles)…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for two TDs and 223 yards (105.1 passer rating) for his eighth game of 2018 with a passer rating of 100-plus, good for the most of his career through nine games in a season…Provided a block on Gordon's 15-yard run in the fourth quarter…vs. Denver (Nov. 18): Provided time for Philip Rivers to throw for 401 yards, his 11th career 400-yard output, and two TDs, his team-record 11th-straight game with multiple TD passes (dating back to 2017)…Paved the way for Melvin Gordon to post his sixth-straight game with at least 120 yards from scrimmage…vs. Arizona (Nov. 25): Helped keep Philip Rivers upright to record the most efficient game in NFL history, setting all-time marks for single-game consecutive completions (25) and single-game completion percentage with at least 20 pass attempts (96.6)…Protected Rivers to become the fourth-ever QB to post multiple TD passes in each of the first 11 games to open a season, with the game marking the 56th three-TD game of Rivers' career…Part of a line that paved the way for a rushing attack to post 178 yards….at Pittsburgh (Dec. 2): Provided time for Philip Rivers to become the fourth QB in history to record 12-consecutive games to open a season with multiple TDs and the third QB ever to post 12-straight games to start a season with a 90-plus passer rating…Blocked for Rivers to record 299 passing yards and two TDs for a 115.4 passer rating on 26-of-36 passing (72.2 pct.)…Part of a line that blocked for a rushing attack that posted 83 yards on 13 attempts (6.4 avg.) in the second half…Recorded blocks on LB Vince Williams and S Marcus Allen on a pair of 18-yard runs by RB Justin Jackson, including a TD run to take the lead…vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 9): Part of a line that protected Philip Rivers to extend his streak of games with a touchdown pass to 26 straight…Paved the way for Austin Ekeler to register a rushing TD and 66 yards on 15 attempts (4.4 avg.)…Threw a block on CB Darqueze Dennard to spring Ekeler free for a 21-yard gain on a screen pass to close out the first quarter…at Kansas City (Dec. 13): Blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for 313 yards, the 62nd 300-yard performance of his career, to tie Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre for the fifth-most in NFL history…Kept Rivers upright to lead a fourth quarter comeback win and toss a TD in the 27th-straight game…Part of a line that allowed Rivers to fire 30 TDs on the year, giving him six campaigns with at least 30, the fifth-most in history…vs. Baltimore (Dec. 22): Contributed on all 63 offensive plays after starting at LG…at Denver (Dec. 30): Played all 59 snaps as the starting LG…at Baltimore (AFC Wild Card, Jan. 6): Saw the first postseason action of his career, starting at LG and playing all 73 offensive snaps...Blocked on a line that allowed just one sack to a Baltimore pass rush that had more than 40 on the season…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 13): Part of a line that blocked for Philip Rivers to throw for a postseason single-game career-high 331 yards…Played all 71 snaps on offense after starting at LG.
2017: Named All-Rookie (G) by the Professional Football Writers of America…Dressed for all 16 contests, appearing in 15 and making nine starts…Took over as the starting LG after C/G Matt Slauson suffered a season-ending biceps injury…Blocked for QB Philip Rivers to reach 342 career passing TDs, tying Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton for sixth in NFL history…Allowed time for Rivers to reach 50,000 career regular-season passing yards, finishing the season ranked ninth on the all-time passing yards list with 50,348…Provided protection for Rivers to finish the year with 4,171 completions, good for seventh on the all-time completions list…Member of an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (18)…Awards: Professional Football Writers of America All-Rookie (G)…Pro Football Journal First-Team All-Rookie (G)…NFL.com's Gil Brandt All-Rookie (G)...at Denver (Sept. 11): Made his NFL debut, appearing on nine special teams plays…vs. Miami (Sept. 17): Played 11 snaps on special teams…vs. Kansas City (Sept. 24): Dressed, but did not see any action…vs. Philadelphia (Oct. 1): Appeared on a special teams play and saw the first action on offense of his career…Replaced Matt Slauson after a triceps injury, appearing on four plays…Provided Philip Rivers protection to find TE Hunter Henry on a four-yard TD to bring Los Angeles within two points…at New York Giants (Oct. 8): Appeared on nine offensive snaps…at Oakland (Oct. 15): Appeared on 11 offensive plays…On a screen pass to RB Melvin Gordon, provided the final downfield block inside the five-yard line for Gordon to score…vs. Denver (Oct. 22): Replaced Matt Slauson after a season-ending biceps injury, seeing action on 26 offensive snaps and one on special teams…Provided a key kick-out block on OLB Shaquil Barrett to spring RB Austin Ekeler for an 11-yard run…at New England (Oct. 29): Started at LG for the first start of his career, playing all 58 snaps on offense and two on special teams…Helped pave the way for Melvin Gordon to rush for a season-high 132 yards and an 87-yard TD on 14 carries (9.4 avg.)…at Jacksonville (Nov. 12): Started at LG, providing time for Philip Rivers to throw for 235 yards and two TDs with an INT on 21-of-37 passing (56.8 pct.) to move past Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon (3,988) for eighth on the all-time completions list…vs. Buffalo (Nov. 19): Started at LG, joining G/T Michael Schofield and G Kenny Wiggins as the only Chargers to play all 74 offensive snaps…Provided protection for Philip Rivers and QB Kellen Clemens to throw for a combined 284 passing yards and two TDs for a 108.4 passer rating, including Rivers completing 20-of-32 passes (62.5 pct.) for 251 yards and two TDs (107.7 passer rating) through three quarters…It marked the fifth game of the season for Rivers with a passer rating above 100 and his fourth above 105…Blocked for Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler to combine for 120 rushing yards and two TDs on 26 carries (4.6 avg.)…at Dallas (Nov. 23): Started at LG and played all 68 snaps on offense and six on special teams…Part of a line that allowed Philip Rivers to throw for 434 yards and three TDs on 27-of-33 passing (81.8 pct.) for a 149.1 passer rating…It marked the ninth 400-yard game, 54th 300-yard game and 51st three-TD game of Rivers' career…The 149.1 passer rating ranked third in his career…On the first TD pass, provided Rivers time to move through his progressions to find Hunter Henry in the middle of the end zone matched up with S Byron Jones for a three-yard score…vs. Cleveland (Dec. 3): Played all 70 snaps on offense and seven on special teams after opening the contest at LG…Blocked for Philip Rivers to complete 31 passes on 43 attempts (72.1 pct.) for 344 yards and a TD (103.2 passer rating), marking the 55th 300-yard game of Rivers' career…Protected Rivers to reach 3,000 yards on the year for the 12th-consecutive season, which also brought his career total past 49,000…The victory gave Rivers 103 for his career, good for sole possession of 13th in league history, breaking a tie with Warren Moon…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to rush for 77 yards on 19 carries (4.1), including a sealing block of LB James Burgess Jr., on Gordon's 29-yard run in the third quarter…vs. Washington (Dec. 10): Started at LG and played all 72 snaps on offense and six on special teams…Provided protection for Philip Rivers to post the 104th victory of his career and pass Warren Moon (49,324) for ninth in all-time passing yards…Blocked for Rivers to post 319 passing yards and two TDs on 18-of-31 passing (58.1 pct.) for a 114.9 passer rating, marking his 56th career game of 300-plus passing yards…Provided key blocks on Austin Ekeler's 33-yard run to close the first half and Melvin Gordon's one-yard TD run in the third quarter…at Kansas City (Dec. 16): Played all 64 snaps on offense and two on special teams after opening the game at LG…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post 78 rushing yards and a TD on 19 attempts (4.1 avg.) and six catches for 91 yards (15.2 avg.)…Gordon's 169 yards from scrimmage were a season high and ranked second in his career…Chipped a key downfield block on an end-around run by Austin Ekeler in the second quarter for a 12-yard gain…at New York Jets (Dec. 24): Started at LG, playing all 73 snaps on offense and three on special teams…Provided time for Philip Rivers to pass Hall of Fame QB John Elway (4,123) for eighth on the all-time completions list, finishing 22-of-40 passing (55.0 pct.) for 290 yards and a TD (86.5 passer rating)…It marked Rivers' ninth 4,000-yard season of his career, becoming the fourth QB in NFL history to achieve 4,000 yards in nine-plus seasons (Peyton Manning with 14, Drew Brees with 12 and Tom Brady with nine)…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to post 81 rushing yards and a TD on 19 carries (4.3 avg.) and haul in three catches for 47 yards (15.7 avg.), allowing Gordon to surpass 1,000 rushing yards for the first season of his career…Pulled to the left and provided a cut-block on CB Morris Claiborne for Gordon to take a pitch 18 yards in the third quarter…vs. Oakland (Dec. 31): Started at LG, appearing on all 70 offensive snaps and six on special teams…Protected Philip Rivers to throw for 387 yards and three TDs on 28-of-37 passing (75.7 pct.) for a 135.8 passer rating…It marked Rivers' 57th 300-yard game and his 52nd three-TD game…Rivers' three TD passes brought his career total to 342, tying Fran Tarkenton for sixth in NFL history…Provided time for Rivers to eclipse 50,000 career regular-season passing yards, making him the ninth player in league annals to do so…Blocked for Melvin Gordon to register 93 rushing yards on 17 attempts (5.5 avg.) and six catches for 31 receiving yards (5.2 avg.)…The rushing yardage pushed Gordon into seventh in career rushing yards in Chargers history…Early in the third quarter, pulled to the right to block DT Eddie Vanderdoes at the line, allowing Gordon to post a 16-yard gain.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2012, '14-16) at Indiana with a medical redshirt in 2013, totaling 46 starts, with his first 41 starts coming at RG and the other five coming at RT…Allowed just two sacks in 3,355 career snaps…Became just the fourth Hoosier to be recognized as a first-team All-American twice, earning the accolade from The Associated Press as a junior and a senior…Blocked for the Big Ten's second-best passing attack as a senior and the No. 1 offense in the conference as a junior…Named first-team All-Big Ten as a junior and senior while earning honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore.
PERSONAL: Given name Daniel James Feeney…Born in Orland Park, Ill. …Raised awareness for the MS Association of America through the NFL's My Cause, My Cleats initiative last season…Volunteered at bible school and Erin's Walk for Change…Earned a degree in exercise science from Indiana…High School: Lettered four years in football at Carl Sandburg High in Orland Park, Ill. …Earned All-Area, second-team All-State and All-Conference honors during his Eagles career.
2017 Selected by Los Angeles Chargers in the third round (71st overall) of NFL Draft, April 28…Signed rookie contract, June 2.