A two-time captain and All-American quarterback at UC Davis, Daft set five NCAA Division II records while throwing for 7,601 yards and 68 touchdowns in his collegiate career. He was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II version of the Heisman Trophy, and was inducted into the Cal Aggie Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005. He graduated from UC Davis with a degree in biology in 1999.
Daft was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and was the third quarterback with the team behind Steve McNair, and Neil O'Donnall, during its run to the 1999 AFC Championship and Super Bowl XXXIV.[1]
On November 28, 2000, Daft was released by the Chargers.[2] He was re-signed to the San Diego Chargerspractice squad along with Armon Hatcher on November 29, 2000.[2]
On December 13, 2000, the Atlanta Falcons added Daft to their practice squad after placing Jammi Germanoninjured reserve and releasing Marc Bulger.[2] He was re-signed to a future contract on December 27, 2000. Daft was waived on April 25, 2001.[2]
After having workouts with the Houston Texans, Daft re-signed with the Tennessee Titans on February 6, 2002, and was immediately allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals.[2] With the Admirals, Daft set an NFL Europe record by throwing for 30 career touchdown passes.[2] Daft also set a league record for highest passer rating with a rating of 107.3.[5][6] Even after setting the records, Daft was still released by the Titans on August 14, 2002.[2]
Daft was invited to tryout with the Washington Redskins because rookie quarterbacks Gibran Hamdan and Brad Banks were ineligible to participate in the mini-camp.[7] After the camp he was not signed by the Redskins.
Daft joined the California football program as a graduate assistant in 2004 and worked with the offensive line in 2006. He became the quarterbacks coach in 2007, then moved to coaching wide receivers in 2008, a position he held until he was fired on December 17, 2010.[11]
Daft was named wide receivers coach of the Omaha Nighthawks on March 8, 2011.
