Danny Royster holds the LDE · Backup spot in James Madison Dukes’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Danny Royster is a left defensive end for James Madison from Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended Lawrence North High School. A three-star recruit in the 2022 class, Royster began his college career at Ball State in 2023, recording his first sack in a debut at Georgia. He appeared in nine games that season with two tackles and one sack. After limited action in four games during 2024, Royster transferred to Indianapolis and earned First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors in 2025. That season, he started all 13 games and posted 36 tackles with 13.0 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks, including a career-high 3.0 sacks against Ashland on September 13.

Ball State2022 – 2024

2025

James Madison2026 — present