Northern Illinoisí Akeem Daniels (3) tosses the ball to Aregeros Turner (22) on a reverse against Marshall during first half action of the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)

Former Northern Illinois University running back Akeem Daniels filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against DraftKings and FanDuel seeking more than $5 million in damages and alleging the daily fantasy sites’ use of student athletes can lead to, among other things, point-shaving and fixing.

In the lawsuit, Daniels claims New York-based FanDuel Inc. and Boston-based DraftKings Inc. used his name – and the names of thousands of other college football and basketball players – to generate millions of dollars in revenue.