Daniel Machado

Height:
6-3
Weight:
278
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
San Jose, CA
High School:
Valley Christian HS

Expected to back up Wade Willet at left guard on the offensive line this fall.

2019 -- Medical redshirt.

2018 -- Redshirt.

High School -- Coached by his father, Mike Machado, at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Daniel Machado excelled on the offensive and defensive lines, earning honorable mention honors for the Chronicle All-Metro and All-Bay Area Newsgroup teams on offense ... also landed on the West Catholic Athletic League first team and the All-CIF-Central Coast Section first team ... Machado made 12 total tackles, including a half-sack and four tackles for lost yardage, in limited duty on defense last fall and led the Warriors to a 9-3 overall record, 6-1 mark for second place in the West Catholic Athletic League and a berth in the semifinal round of the CIF-Central Coast Section Division Open Division 2 playoffs ... also played on Valley Christian's 2016 squad that posted a 13-2 mark, claimed a share of the WCAL title, captured the CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division 3 championship and finished runner-up in the state 2-AA Division playoffs ... Machado also competed in track and field, capturing the WCAL shotput title as a sophomore ... also recruited by Sacramento State, Army, Fresno State, Cal and UC Davis, Machado decided to become a Mustang because "Cal Poly is an amazing campus with a great education and a great football program with a tremendous staff."

Personal -- Son of Mike and Soseek Machado ... one brother, Michael, and one sister, Sard ... aspires to be a businessman ... member of Cal Poly Sales Club ... born in San Jose, Calif. ... majoring in agricultural business.