Pronunciation: Daily
BYU Highlights
- Enters 2022 as redshirt freshman
- Member of scout team during redshirt season in 2021
Personal
- Major: Pre-Business
- Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Montevideo, Uruguay and Vancouver, Washington (2019-21)
- Fluent in Spanish
- Parents are Neal and Julie
- Wife's name is Abbie, married in 2021
- Brother, John Henry, plays for BYU
- Dad, Neal, played linebacker at BYU (1993-95)
- Uncle, Taysom Hill, played quarterback at BYU (2012-16) and is currently with the New Orleans Saints
- Uncle, David Nixon, played linebacker at BYU (2003, 2006-08)
- Uncle, Craig Bills, played defensive back at BYU (2009, 2012-14)
- Enjoys boating in his free time
- Born in Houston, grew up a Texas A&M fan rooting against Texas since his grandpa was a professor at Texas A&M
- Together, Michael and John Henry run the Daley Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides extracurricular opportunities to special needs kids.
Before BYU
- A three-star recruit from 247 Sports
- Helped Lone Peak to 2018 state championship as a senior
- Named Deseret News 6A MVP in 2018
- A first-team all-region selection in 2017
- Posted 76 tackles as a senior, including 40.5 tackles for loss, 24.5 sacks and four blocked punts
- Parents are Neal and Julie
- Father played linebacker at BYU (1993-95)
- Coached by Bart Brockbank
- Also recruited by UCLA, TCU, Utah State, UNLV, Air Force, Rice, Yale and Princeton