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2007 (Fr.): Played in all 13 games as a true freshman . . . made first career start vs. Central Michigan . . . also started at Indiana and vs. Rutgers in the International Bowl . . . caught his first career touchdown pass at Indiana . . . caught a career-high three passes for a career-best 35 yards, including a career-long catch of 17 yards, at Indiana . . . had at least one catch in four games.
2008 (So.): Played in all 14 games to earn second letter . . . started vs. Northeastern, vs. Navy, at Western Kentucky and vs. Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl . . . tied his career high with three receptions at Toledo . . . tallied a career high 44 receiving yards at Toledo . . . managed a career long catch of 34 yards vs. Eastern Michigan . . . caught touchdown passes vs. Northeastern, vs. Northern Illinois and at Central Michigan . . . caught at least one pass in 11 games.
High School: Earned four letters in football for his father, Coach Dan Ifft . . . helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior and a 35-10 mark in his career . . . helped the Tornadoes to the state regional finals and Ohio’s Elite Eight as a senior . . . guided his team to East Central Ohio League Championships in 2003 and 2005 . . . tallied 114 receptions for 1,822 yards with 20 touchdowns as a senior . . . registered 83 tackles as a senior . . . managed 270 receptions for 4,276 yards and 48 TDs in his career . . . started at quarterback as a sophomore and completed 173-of-294 passes (.590) for 2,333 yards and 29 touchdowns . . . set school records for pass receptions in a season (114) and career (271) plus set school marks for TD catches in a season (21) and career (45) . . . the 114 receptions as a senior set an Ohio state record . . . managed 21 TD catches as a junior, which is the second best single-season mark in the state of Ohio . . . his 4,295 career yards also ranks second all-time in the state of Ohio . . . averaged 145.9 receiving yards per game as a junior . . . two-time All-Ohio selection and two-time Best Receiver by Ohio News Network/Ohio High Magazine . . . ECOL Receiver of the Year as a junior and senior . . . three-time all-region . . . two-time all-state . . . also earned four letters in basketball for Coach Bob Von Kaenel . . . ECOL Player of the Year and District Player of the Year in basketball as a junior . . . All-Ohio Third Team as a junior . . . set the school record for most steals in a year and most three-point field goals in a career.
Personal: Son of Dan Ifft and Jill Ifft . . . one sister and one brother . . . father competed on the track and field team at Kent State . . . owns a 3.09 cumulative grade-point average on Ball State’s 4.0 scale . . . born April 27, 1988, in Massillon, Ohio . . . full name is Daniel Michael Ifft.
IFFT, Daniel
| RECEIVING | g | rec | yards | td | long | rec/g | avg/c | avg/g |
| 2007 |
13 |
9 |
83 |
1 |
17 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
6.4 |
| 2008 |
14 |
15 |
259 |
3 |
34 |
1.1 |
17.3 |
18.5 |
| 2009 |
11 |
17 |
232 |
2 |
37 |
1.5 |
13.6 |
21.1 |
| TOTAL |
38 |
41 |
574 |
6 |
37 |
1.1 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
| SCORING | g | td | rush | rcv | ret | pat | 2pat | fg | total | avg/g |
| 2007 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0.5 |
| 2008 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
1.3 |
| 2009 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
1.1 |
| TOTAL |
38 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0.9 |
| KICK RETURNS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
| 2007 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2008 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| TOTAL |
38 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| ALL PURPOSE | g | rush | rcv | pr | kr | ir | total | avg/g |
| 2007 |
13 |
0 |
83 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
6.4 |
| 2008 |
14 |
0 |
259 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
259 |
18.5 |
| 2009 |
11 |
0 |
232 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
232 |
21.1 |
| TOTAL |
38 |
0 |
574 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
574 |
15.1 |
| TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
| 2007 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
38 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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