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Jayden Daniels
Closeup photo of Jayden Daniels smiling outside on a sunny day
Daniels in 2024
No. 5 – Washington Commanders
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 24)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Cajon (San Bernardino, California)
College:
NFL draft:2024: 1st round, 2nd pick
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Passing attempts:480
Passing completions:331
Completion percentage:69.0%
TD–INT:25–9
Passing yards:3,568
Passer rating:100.1
Rushing yards:891
Rushing TDs:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Daniels is considered a dual-threat player, being adept at both passing and running. He played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils (2019–2021) and two with the LSU Tigers (2022–2023). He won the 2023 Heisman Trophy among other player of the year awards after scoring 50 touchdowns with nearly 5,000 total yards.

Daniels was selected by the Commanders with the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. His rookie season is regarded among the greatest in NFL history, with him named Offensive Rookie of the Year after setting the rookie quarterback record for rushing yards in a season and leading the Commanders to their most wins in a season and first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991. Daniels also threw a Hail Mary touchdown, a rare feat, to win a game during the season on a play known as the Hail Maryland.

Early life

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Daniels at the 2019 Under Armour High School All-America Game

Daniels was born on December 18, 2000, in Fontana, California, and was raised in nearby San Bernardino.[1][2] He began playing flag football at the age of five and tackle football by seven, briefly at the cornerback position before moving to quarterback.[1][3] He also ran track and played basketball and soccer as a youth before starting his freshman year at Cajon High School in 2015.[4][5] Daniels initially needed a medical note to play due to being considered undersized for the position at 125 pounds (57 kilograms).[1] He started on Cajon's varsity team as a freshman and led the team to the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Inland Division playoffs that year before being eliminated in the semifinals.[6]

In the first game of his 2016 sophomore season, Daniels broke the little finger of his right hand attempting to recover a fumble but played the rest of the season.[7] He set a state record in 2017 with over 6,400 total yards during his junior season, leading Cajon to a Citrus Belt League (CBL) championship and an appearance in the Division 2-AA state finals.[8][9] He led Cajon to another CBL championship and an appearance in the CIF-SS Division 3 championship as a senior in 2018.[10] He was the men's recipient of the Ken Hubbs Award, given annually the top high school athletes in the San Bernardino area.[11]

He played 53 games at Cajon and set CIF-SS records with 210 touchdowns[c] and over 17,600 total yards.[d][8][11] Daniels also participated in hurdling and the 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, and 4 × 100-meters relay sprints at the school.[4][12] He participated in the 2018 Elite 11 quarterback skills competition, sitting out of the finals due to a practice injury, and threw the game-winning touchdown in the 2019 Under Armour High School All-America Game.[13][14] Daniels was ranked a four-star prospect and the top dual-threat quarterback of his class by college recruiting website 247Sports and received 25 college football scholarship offers before choosing the Sun Devils of Arizona State University (ASU) in December 2018.[8][15] He graduated from Cajon and enrolled at ASU in January 2019.[8]

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jayden Daniels
Quarterback 		San Bernardino, CA Cajon (CA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Dec 13, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   On3: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (86)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 57    247Sports: 35    On3: 50    ESPN: 44
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Arizona State Football Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  • "Arizona State Sun Devils 2019 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  • "Arizona State 2019 Football Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  • "2019 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Industry Comparison Commits". On3. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

College career

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Arizona State (2019–2021)

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See also: Arizona State football statistical leaders
Jayden Daniels preparing to throw a football in a college football game
Daniels (center, No. 5) with Arizona State playing against the Oregon Ducks in 2019

Daniels was named the starter for the 2019 season after winning a quarterback competition against Joey Yellen in the offseason. He was the first Sun Devils freshman quarterback to start opening week.[16][17] He suffered a minor knee injury against the UCLA Bruins and missed the following game.[18] Daniels earned Pac-12 Conference offensive player of the week honors in a 31–28 upset win against the No. 6 ranked Oregon Ducks after passing for 408 yards and three touchdowns, including an 81-yard pass to Brandon Aiyuk with under four minutes remaining.[19][20] He was named the most valuable player of the 2019 Sun Bowl in a win over the Florida State Seminoles.[21] Daniels set the Sun Devils' freshman passing yards record and was named to ESPN's freshman All-American team.[22][23] In the 2020 season, Daniels and the Sun Devils played only four games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[24] He led the Pac-12 in completion percentage (65.4%) the following season and led the team to an appearance in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl.[25][26] After the season, several of the team's coaches resigned or were fired following an NCAA investigation into COVID guideline violations that prohibited hosting recruits and off-campus travel for team staff; Daniels' mother Regina was also implicated in helping pay for flight tickets.[27][28] Daniels entered the NCAA transfer portal in February 2022.[25]

LSU (2022–2023)

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See also: LSU football statistical leaders
Daniels won the Heisman Trophy with the LSU Tigers in 2023 after accounting for 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 total yards.

Daniels transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play for the Tigers in March 2022.[29] He was named the starter for the 2022 season after beating out Garrett Nussmeier in camp.[30] In week 9 against the Alabama Crimson Tide, Daniels ran for a 25-yard touchdown in overtime and threw a successful two-point conversion to win 32–31.[31] He threw two touchdowns and ran for over 100 yards with three touchdowns in a win against the Ole Miss Rebels the following week, giving them their first loss of the season.[32] He led the Tigers to a 9–3 record and an appearance in the 2022 SEC Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs.[33] Daniels, playing on a sprained ankle, left the game after being sacked by Jalen Carter late in the second quarter.[33][34] He returned for the Citrus Bowl against the Purdue Boilermakers and caught a touchdown pass thrown by wide receiver Malik Nabers in a 63–7 win.[35] Daniels was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award and was voted the team's most valuable player after accounting for 28 touchdowns and nearly 3,800 total yards.[36][37]

Daniels was named a team captain for the 2023 season.[38] He sustained a concussion from a hit by Dallas Turner in a week 9 game against Alabama.[39] Daniels returned the following week against the Florida Gators and became the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history to have 350 passing and 200 rushing yards in a game.[40] He tied another SEC record a week later against the Georgia State Panthers with eight total touchdowns.[41] For the season, Daniels threw for 40 touchdowns and rushed for 10, led the NCAA with nearly 5,000 total yards, and set the FBS single-season passer rating record.[42][43] His performance earned him the 2023 Heisman Trophy and Walter Camp Award among other college football player of the year awards,[44][45][46] making him the third LSU player to win the Heisman after Billy Cannon in 1959 and Joe Burrow in 2019.[42] He also won the Davey O'Brien Award,[47] Manning Award,[48] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award,[49] and was named the 2024 SEC Male Athlete of the Year.[50] Daniels sat out of the ReliaQuest Bowl in January to prepare for the NFL draft.[51] He finished his college career with 16,000 total yards in 55 games, ranking top ten in FBS history.[52]

Statistics

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See also: NCAA Division I FBS total offense and passing leaders
College statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Total
GP Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD Yds TD
2019 Arizona State 12 8–4 205 338 60.7 2,943 8.7 17 2 149.2 125 355 2.8 3 3,298 20
2020 Arizona State 4 2–2 49 84 58.3 701 8.3 5 1 145.7 33 223 6.8 4 924 9
2021 Arizona State 13 8–5 197 301 65.4 2,380 7.9 10 10 136.2 138 710 5.1 6 3,090 16
2022 LSU 14 10–4 266 388 68.6 2,913 7.5 17 3 144.5 186 885 4.8 11 3,798 28
2023 LSU 12 9–3 236 327 72.2 3,812 11.7 40 4 208.0 135 1,134 8.4 10 4,946 50
Career[53] 55 37–18 953 1,438 66.3 12,749 8.9 89 20 158.4 617 3,307 5.4 34 16,056 123

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m) 		210 lb
(95 kg) 		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
Values from LSU's Pro Day[54][55]

Washington Commanders

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See also: 2024 Washington Commanders season
Daniels with the Washington Commanders in 2024. He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year that season after setting various rookie records.

Daniels was selected second overall by the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL draft.[56] He was the second of six quarterbacks taken in the first round, tying the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history.[57] In the offseason, Daniels and former LSU teammate Malik Nabers received guidance from the league on its gambling policy for proposing a friendly $10,000 bet on who would be named Offensive Rookie of the Year.[58][59] He acquired uniform number 5 in an non-monetary arrangement with Tress Way, who had worn it with the team since 2014.[60] Daniels signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $37.75 million fully guaranteed, on June 14, 2024.[61] He was named the Commanders' starting quarterback by the end of training camp.[62]

Daniels scored two touchdowns in his NFL debut in a loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; his first win occurred the following week against the New York Giants.[63][64] In a week 3 Monday Night Football win against the Cincinnati Bengals, he earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring three touchdowns and setting the NFL rookie completion percentage record (91.3%).[65] He was named later named the Offensive Rookie of the Month for September after completing the highest percentage of passes (82.1%) over a four-game span in NFL history.[66] Daniels suffered a rib cartilage injury against the Carolina Panthers in October after two defenders landed on him at the end of a 46-yard rush in the first quarter; he was later ruled out for the rest of the game.[67][68] He returned the following week against the Chicago Bears and threw a 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown as time expired to wide receiver Noah Brown to win 18–15 on a play known as the Hail Maryland.[69] The play was later named the NFL Moment of the Year.[70] In December he became the sixth rookie in NFL history to throw five touchdowns in a game, doing so in a 36–33 comeback win against the eventual Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles.[71][72]

Daniels finished the regular season having set Commanders rookie season records for the most total and passing yards as well as NFL rookie quarterback records for the most rushing yards (891), highest points per game (28.5), and highest completion percentage (69%).[e][73][74] He also had a rookie-record 12 touchdown passes in the fourth quarter or overtime during the season.[75] Five of these occurred within the final 30 seconds of regulation or in overtime, the most by any player since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.[75] The Commanders finished with a regular season record of 12–5, their best since 1991.[76] As the sixth-seed in the 2024–25 playoffs, the Commanders broke their 19-year postseason drought with road victories over the third-seeded Buccaneers and first-seeded Detroit Lions before a loss to the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game.[77][78] He had the highest passer rating and finished with the most passing and rushing yards by a rookie quarterback in NFL playoff history.[79] Daniels was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowl reserve while garnering some votes for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award,[80][81][82][83][84] with his season regarded among the greatest by a rookie in NFL history.[85][86][87][88]

Statistics

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Regular season statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Total Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/G Lng TD Int Sck Rtg Att Yds Avg Y/G Lng TD Yds TD Fum Lost
2024 WAS 17 17 12−5 331 480 69.0 3,568 209.9 86 25 9 47 100.1 148 891 6.0 52.4 46 6 4,459 31 5 0
Career[89] 17 17 12−5 331 480 69.0 3,568 209.9 86 25 9 47 100.1 148 891 6.0 52.4 46 6 4,459 31 5 0
Postseason statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing Total Fumbles
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/G Lng TD Int Sck Rtg Att Yds Avg Y/G Lng TD Yds TD Fum Lost
2024 WAS 3 3 2−1 75 114 65.8 822 274.0 58 5 1 4 97.9 35 135 3.9 45.0 19 1 957 6 0 0
Career[90] 3 3 2−1 75 114 65.8 822 274.0 58 5 1 4 97.9 35 135 3.9 45.0 19 1 957 6 0 0

Player profile

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See also: List of dual-threat quarterback records

Often compared to Lamar Jackson, Daniels employs a dual-threat style of play highlighted for his vision and accuracy as a passer and his speed to evade defenders as a runner.[4][91][92][93] His composure and calm demeanor, particularly in late-game situations, are also regarded as strengths.[94][95][96] Daniels' physique is described as "slender" and "lanky" at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 metres) tall and weighing around 210 pounds (95 kilograms).[7][91][95] He cites basketball player Kobe Bryant and football players Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, and Reggie Bush as athletic inspirations, choosing 5 as his uniform number after McNabb and Bush.[3][97][98] Daniels uses virtual reality (VR) as part of his training, using software designed for VR headsets by the German company Cognilize that allows for custom formations and plays to be used and opposing players, teams, and their stadiums to be represented.[99][100] He began the practice at LSU in 2023 and continued to use the technology in the NFL, often using it at higher speeds.[100] Daniels warms up before games with a basketball; he learned the routine from childhood friend and fellow NFL quarterback C. J. Stroud and cites it as helpful preparation with footballs feeling smaller and lighter afterwards.[97]

Personal life

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Closeup photo of a Jayden Daniels' mother Regina Jackson smiling in sunglasses
Daniels' mother Regina Jackson in 2024

Daniels was born to Javon "Jay" Daniels, a college football cornerback for the Washington Huskies and Iowa State Cyclones in the late 1990s, and Regina Jackson, who acts as his business manager and became an NFLPA-certified agent in 2024.[101][102][103] He has an older sister named Bianca.[101] Daniels' paternal grandparents died of COVID-19 in early 2021.[104] He is Christian and is open about his faith.[105][106] He earned an undergraduate degree from Arizona State in December 2021 and pursued a Master of Liberal Arts degree at LSU.[5][107][108]

Daniels signed name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals in college with Raising Cane's, Powerade, Beats by Dre, and Urban Outfitters.[109][110][111][112] Daniels was featured on The Money Game: LSU, a six-part NIL-focused docuseries by Prime Video that followed him, Angel Reese, Flau'jae Johnson, Livvy Dunne, Alia Armstrong, and Trace Young through LSU's 2023–24 sports season.[113] The series was nominated for Outstanding Documentary Series (Serialized) at the 46th Sports Emmy Awards.[114] He is signed to Agency 1 Sports.[102] Daniels signed an deal with apparel company Nike in April 2024; he was featured in the 2025 launch advertisement for the Hyperboot recovery shoe.[115][116]

San Bernardino mayor Helen Tran declared January 20, 2024, "Jayden Daniels Day" and presented him with the key to the city; Cajon High School's football stadium was also renamed after Daniels.[117] He threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals baseball game in June 2024.[118] Daniels, alongside Dunne and rapper Lil Wayne, presented the Best Play Award to Lamar Jackson at the 2024 ESPYs the following month; he also received the Best College Athlete, Men's Sports award at the same event.[119]

Notes

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  1. ^ AP • PFWA • The Sporting News
  2. ^ AP • The Sporting News
  3. ^ 170 passing and 40 rushing
  4. ^ 14,007 passing and 3,635 rushing
  5. ^ Minimum 100 attempts and seven starts

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