Jayden Daniels
23-Year-Old
2024 Pass/Rush Stats
YDS
410
TD
0
INT
0
YDS
132
TD
2
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Drafted second overall this year, Daniels took first-team practice reps all summer and was named as Washington's Week 1 starter in mid-August. He's an outstanding athlete, but at 6-4, 210, his slim build raises durability concerns. That's about the only concern. Armed with a quick release, Daniels is accurate all over the field. Unlike others in his draft, Daniels' 72.2 completion percentage last season (7th in FBS) was not built on accuracy-inflating short passes -- his average target depth (10.2) and YPA (11.7) both led the nation. Daniels has a strong arm, though not an elite one, and is an excellent deep-ball thrower. He operates well in the pocket but can also play on the run, and it's his dual-threat ability that is intriguing both for Washington and fantasy managers (he ran for more than 2,000 yards and 21 TDs at LSU the last two years). Daniels sometimes holds the ball longer than necessary, resulting in sacks, and his passing stats in college were solid-but-unexceptional prior to his Heisman-winning 2023 campaign. The Commanders have a few experienced targets in RB Austin Ekeler, WR Terry McLaurin and TE Zach Ertz, but they lack depth at the skill positions and may need quick development form rookie TE Ben Sinnott (Round 2) and rookie WR Luke McCaffrey (Round 3). Daniels is lauded for his high football IQ and seems to fit well in offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's scheme, but even if the rookie needs time to figure out the passing game his rushing ability should create fantasy value. Read Past Outlooks
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Does just enough for first NFL win
Daniels completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards in Sunday's 21-18 win over the Giants. He added 44 rushing yards on 10 carries.
ANALYSIS
The rookie quarterback led the Commanders on seven scoring drives, but all seven resulted in field goals rather than finishing in the end zone. Daniels did a good job of taking care of the ball though, despite fierce pressure from the Giants defense that resulted in five sacks. The second overall pick in the 2024 Draft has been brought down seven times through his first two games, and the inability of the Washington offensive line to protect Daniels could encourage coordinator Kliff Kingsbury to continue having him throw quick. high-percentage passes. Daniels will likely need to use his legs again in Week 3 against the Bengals.
The rookie quarterback led the Commanders on seven scoring drives, but all seven resulted in field goals rather than finishing in the end zone. Daniels did a good job of taking care of the ball though, despite fierce pressure from the Giants defense that resulted in five sacks. The second overall pick in the 2024 Draft has been brought down seven times through his first two games, and the inability of the Washington offensive line to protect Daniels could encourage coordinator Kliff Kingsbury to continue having him throw quick. high-percentage passes. Daniels will likely need to use his legs again in Week 3 against the Bengals.
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16.7%Avg Target Depth
5.5 YdsSack Rate
22.6%Avg Receiver YAC
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Sunday, Sep 15th at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
114.8
Cornerbacks
151.4
Safeties
77.1
Linebackers
50.0
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Two rushing TDs in losing debut
Daniels completed 17 of 24 passes for 184 yards while rushing 16 times for 88 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Buccaneers.
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Won't play Sunday
Daniels will not play in the Commanders' preseason finale against the Patriots on Sunday night, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
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Officially named Week 1 starter
Coach Dan Quinn announced Monday that Daniels will open the regular season as Washington's starting quarterback, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
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Another encouraging effort in loss
Daniels completed 10 of 12 passes for 78 yards and rushed twice for 13 yards in the Commanders' 13-6 preseason loss to the Dolphins on Saturday night.
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Should play a drive or two
Daniels and other starters are expected to play one or two drives in Saturday's preseason game at Miami, Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports.
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Promising start in preseason debut
Daniels showed Washington's coaching staff exactly what they were hoping to see in Saturday's preseason opener against the Jets, per John Keim of ESPN.com. The rookie quarterback finished with 45 passing yards and a rushing touchdown on his only drive in the game.
ANALYSIS
Daniels didn't spend much time in the game Saturday, and his production came against the Jets' second-team defense, but the 2024 second overall pick nonetheless checked all the boxes, hitting a go route to Dyami Brown with his arm before eventually scoring a three-yard TD with his legs. Marcus Mariota played the next drive and failed to pick up a first down, so Saturday's successful NFL debut further solidified Daniels' standing atop the depth chart, ahead of Mariota.
Daniels didn't spend much time in the game Saturday, and his production came against the Jets' second-team defense, but the 2024 second overall pick nonetheless checked all the boxes, hitting a go route to Dyami Brown with his arm before eventually scoring a three-yard TD with his legs. Marcus Mariota played the next drive and failed to pick up a first down, so Saturday's successful NFL debut further solidified Daniels' standing atop the depth chart, ahead of Mariota.