American football player (born 2000)
Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American professional footballquarterback for theWashington Commanders of theNational Football League (NFL). Daniels played three seasons ofcollege football for theArizona State Sun Devils . He played two more with theLSU Tigers , winning theHeisman Trophy in 2023 after leading the NCAAFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) intotal yards and setting its single-seasonpasser rating record.
Daniels was selected by the Commanderssecond overall in the2024 NFL draft . He set several rookie records while leading the Commanders to their most wins in a season and firstNFC Championship Game appearance since 1991, earningOffensive Rookie of the Year andPro Bowl honors. Awalk-off touchdown pass thrown by Daniels during the final seconds of a game, known as theHail Maryland , was also named the season'sMoment of the Year . His second season was marred by injury, with him missing several games.
Daniels at the 2019Under Armour High School All-America Game Daniels was born inFontana, California , on December 18, 2000, and raised in nearbySan Bernardino .[ 1] [ 2] flag football as acornerback at age five andtackle football at age seven, where he started playingquarterback in thePop Warner league .[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] ran track and playedbasketball andsoccer as a youth before starting hisfreshman year atCajon High School in 2015.[ 5] [ 6] [ 1] varsity team as a freshman and led the team to the 2015CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Inland Division semifinals.[ 7]
Daniels broke thelittle finger of his right hand attempting to recover afumble in the first game of his 2016sophomore season but played the rest of the season.[ 8] total yards in hisjunior season , leading Cajon to aCitrus Belt League (CBL) championship and an appearance in theDivision 2-AA state finals .[ 9] [ 10] senior in 2018.[ 11] Ken Hubbs Award , given annually the top high school athletes in the San Bernardino area.[ 12]
Daniels played 53 games at Cajon and set CIF-SS records with 210touchdowns [ c] [ d] [ 9] [ 12] hurdling and the100-meters ,200-meters ,400-meters , and4 × 100-meters relay sprints at the school.[ 5] [ 13] Elite 11 quarterback skills competition, sitting out of the finals due to a practice injury, and threw the game-winning touchdown in the 2019Under Armour High School All-America Game .[ 14] [ 15] four-star prospect and the topdual-threat quarterback of his class by college recruiting website247Sports and received 25college football scholarship offers before choosing theSun Devils ofArizona State University (ASU) in December 2018.[ 9] [ 16] [ 9]
[ edit ] Daniels (center, No. 5 ) withArizona State playing against theOregon Ducks in 2019 Daniels was named the starter for the Sun Devils'2019 season after winning a quarterback competition againstJoey Yellen in theoffseason . He was the first Sun Devils freshman quarterback to start opening week.[ 17] [ 18] Pac-12 Conference offensive player of the week honors for week 13 in a 31–28upset win over the No. 6 rankedOregon Ducks after passing for 408 yards and three touchdowns, including an 81-yard pass toBrandon Aiyuk with under four minutes remaining.[ 19] [ 20] 2019 Sun Bowl in a win over theFlorida State Seminoles .[ 21] ESPN 's freshmanAll-American team.[ 22] [ 23]
In the2020 season , Daniels and the Sun Devils played only four games because of theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 24] player of the week honors against UCLA in week 5 of the2021 season with two touchdown passes toRicky Pearsall of over 50 yards.[ 25] [ 26] completion percentage (65.4%) for the season and guided the team to a8–4 record and an appearance in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl .[ 27] [ 28] 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.[ 29] [ 30] NCAA transfer portal in February 2022.[ 27]
Daniels won theHeisman Trophy and several other awards after accounting for 50touchdowns and nearly 5,000total yards with theLSU Tigers in 2023. Daniels transferred toLouisiana State University (LSU) in March 2022 to play for theTigers .[ 31] Garrett Nussmeier andMyles Brennan in camp and was named the starter for the2022 season .[ 32] Ole Miss , giving the Rebels their first loss of the season and earningSoutheastern Conference (SEC) offensiveplayer of the week honors .[ 33] [ 34] Alabama Crimson Tide the following game after running for a 25-yard touchdown with atwo-point conversion pass inovertime to win 32–31.[ 32] [ 35] [ 36] 9–3 regular season record and an appearance in the 2022 SEC Championship Game against the No. 1 rankedGeorgia Bulldogs .[ 37] sprained ankle , left the game afterbeing sacked byJalen Carter late in thesecond quarter .[ 37] [ 38] 2023 Citrus Bowl against thePurdue Boilermakers and caught a touchdown pass thrown by wide receiverMalik Nabers in a 63–7 win.[ 39] Davey O'Brien Award and was voted the team's most valuable player after accounting for 28 touchdowns and nearly 3,800 total yards.[ 40] [ 41]
Daniels was named one of theteam captains prior to the2023 season .[ 42] player of the week honors after scoring four total touchdowns each against theMississippi State Bulldogs andArkansas Razorbacks .[ 43] [ 44] Missouri Tigers .[ 45] concussion from a hit byDallas Turner in a week 9 game against No. 8 ranked Alabama and left the game.[ 46] Florida Gators and became the first player in NCAAFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history to have 350 passing and 200 rushing yards in a game.[ 47] Georgia State Panthers with eight total touchdowns.[ 48] total yards , and set theFBS single-season passer rating record .[ 49] [ 50] Heisman Trophy andWalter Camp Award among othercollege football player of the year awards;[ 51] [ 52] [ 53] Billy Cannon in 1959 andJoe Burrow in 2019.[ 49] Davey O'Brien ,[ 54] Manning ,[ 55] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards,[ 56] Consensus All-American andAll-SEC honors,[ 57] [ 58] offensive player andmale athlete of the year .[ 59] [ 60] ReliaQuest Bowl in January to prepare for theNFL draft .[ 61] top ten in FBS history .[ 62]
College statistics Year Team Games Passing Rushing Total GP Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Car 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[ 63] 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 [ edit ] Washington Commanders [ edit ] Daniels with theWashington Commanders in 2024. He was named theNFL Offensive Rookie of the Year that season after setting various rookie records. Daniels was selectedsecond overall by theWashington Commanders in the2024 NFL draft .[ 64] 1983 draft for the most in NFL history.[ 65] Malik Nabers received guidance from the league on its gambling policy for proposing a friendlyUS$10,000 bet on which of the two would earnOffensive Rookie of the Year honors.[ 66] [ 67] uniform number 5 in a non-monetary arrangement withTress Way , who had worn it with the team since 2014.[ 68] $37.75 million fully guaranteed, on June 14, 2024.[ 69] Commanders' starting quarterback by the end oftraining camp .[ 70]
Daniels scored two touchdowns in his NFL debut in a loss against theTampa Bay Buccaneers ; his first win occurred the following week against theNew York Giants .[ 71] [ 72] Cincinnati Bengals , he earnedNFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring three touchdowns and setting the NFL rookiecompletion percentage record (91.3%).[ 73] Offensive Rookie of the Month for September after completing the highest percentage of passes (82.1%) over a four-game span in NFL history.[ 74] rib fracture against theCarolina Panthers in October after two defenders landed on him at the end of a 46-yard run in the first quarter; he was later ruled out for the rest of the game.[ 75] [ 76] Chicago Bears and threw a 52-yardHail Mary touchdown as time expired to wide receiverNoah Brown to win 18–15.[ 77] [ 78] Hail Maryland , was later named theMoment of the Year at the14th NFL Honors award ceremony.[ 77] [ 79] comeback win against thePhiladelphia Eagles .[ 80] [ 81]
Daniels finished theregular season having the mostpoints per game (28.5) and highest completion percentage (69%) by a rookie in NFL history, additionally setting the NFL rookie quarterback rushing yards record (891) and the Commanders rookie passing yards record (3,568).[ e] [ 82] [ 83] [ 84] overtime .[ 85] AFL–NFL merger in 1970.[ 85] 12–5, their best since 1991, and entered the 2024–25 playoffs as asixth-seed Wild Card.[ 86] postseason win drought withroad victories over the third-seeded Buccaneers and first-seededDetroit Lions before losing to the eventualSuper Bowl LIX champion Eagles in theNFC Championship Game ,[ 87] [ 88] [ 89] passer rating (116.2), and highest completion percentage (69.7%)[ f] [ 90] Offensive Rookie of the Year and aPro Bowl reserve while garnering some votes for theMost Valuable Player (MVP) award,[ 91] [ 92] NFL Top 100 Players of 2025 [ 93]
After a season-opening win over theNew York Giants , Daniels suffered a leftknee sprain in a week 2 loss to theGreen Bay Packers that kept him out of subsequent games against theLas Vegas Raiders andAtlanta Falcons .[ 94] Los Angeles Chargers before suffering a righthamstring strain against theDallas Cowboys in week 7, leading him to miss the following game against theKansas City Chiefs .[ 95] [ 96] Seattle Seahawks in week 9 before suffering adislocated left elbow on a sack late in the game.[ 97] [ 98] [ 99] [ 100] [ 101] Robert Griffin III , another second overall pick who had his career stunted by injuries after a promising rookie season.[ 102] [ 103]
Regarded as adual-threat quarterback , Daniels is noted for having the combination of adrop-back passer 's field awareness and accuracy with the speed and elusiveness to evade defenders onscrambles andkeeper runs .[ 5] [ 106] [ 107] [ 108] late-game and critical situations, are also regarded as strengths.[ 3] [ 109] [ 110] [ 8] [ 106] [ 110] Kobe Bryant and football playersMichael Vick ,Donovan McNabb , andReggie Bush as athletic inspirations, choosing 5 as hisuniform number after McNabb and Bush.[ 111] [ 112] [ 113] virtual reality (VR) as part of his training with software designed forVR headsets by the German companyCognilize , allowing for customformations and plays to be used and opposing players, teams, and their stadiums to be represented.[ 114] [ 115] [ 115] basketball . He learned the routine from childhood friend and fellow NFL quarterbackC. J. Stroud and cites it as helpful preparation withfootballs feeling smaller and lighter afterwards.[ 112]
Daniels is of partialJapanese ancestry through his great-grandmother Daniels was born to Javon "Jay" Daniels, a college footballcornerback for theWashington Huskies andIowa State Cyclones in the late 1990s, and Regina Jackson, who became asports agent in 2024 and acts as his business manager.[ 116] [ 117] [ 118] [ 116] COVID-19 in early 2021.[ 119] Japanese , making Daniels the first starting NFL quarterback with Japanese ancestry sinceArthur Matsu in 1928.[ 120] [ 121] Christian and is open about his faith.[ 122] [ 123] business communications from Arizona State in December 2021 and pursued aMaster of Liberal Arts degree at LSU.[ 32] [ 124] key to the city by San Bernardino mayorHelen Tran on January 20, 2024, who declared the day "Jayden Daniels Day" and dedicated Cajon High School's football stadium after him.[ 125]
Daniels hadname, image, and likeness (NIL) deals in college withRaising Cane's ,Powerade ,Beats by Dre , andUrban Outfitters .[ 126] The Money Game: LSU docuseries byPrime Video that followed him,Angel Reese ,Flau'jae Johnson ,Livvy Dunne ,Alia Armstrong , andTrace Young through LSU's 2023–24 sports season.[ 127] 46th Sports Emmy Awards .[ 128] Nike in April 2024 and was featured in the 2025 launch advertisement for theHyperboot recovery shoe.[ 129] [ 130] trading cards of Daniels are valuable, with one acquired by Commanders ownerJosh Harris in 2025 forUS$500,000 .[ 131] [ 132] [ 133]
Daniels threw theceremonial first pitch at aWashington Nationals baseball game in June 2024.[ 134] Best Play Award alongside Dunne and rapperLil Wayne toLamar Jackson at the2024 ESPYs the following month; Daniels also accepted theBest College Athlete, Men's Sports award at the event.[ 135] Fanatics Fest in June 2025, speaking at the QB Playbook guest panel with NFL Hall of FamersJoe Montana andDan Marino and the Command the Room panel with Josh Harris.[ 136] [ 137] $1 million.[ 138] [ 139]
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