Jalon Daniels at Kansas, 2022
Photo: Barrett Long, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Kansas, 2020–⁠25

Jalon Daniels

Number
No. 6
Height
6′0″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Lawndale, CA
Born
Oct 29, 2002

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Jalon Daniels played quarterback at Kansas (2020–⁠25).

At a glance

Best season
2,504
Passing yards, 2025 (Kansas, 5–⁠7)
Best game
544 yards
Vs. Arkansas, bowl season 2022: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

544passing yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 20225touchdown passes, career highvs. Arkansas, 2022123rushing yards, career highat Houston, 20222rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. UNLV, 2024

Honors

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2020Kansas7615250.07184.714
2021Kansas8111769.28607.473
2022Kansas15223066.12,0148.8184
2023Kansas567574.77059.451
2024Kansas17130057.02,4548.21412
2025Kansas19831962.12,5047.8227
Career7341,19361.59,2557.86731

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas74240.3313
2021Kansas33832.5321
2022Kansas774195.4737
2023Kansas27742.7017
2024Kansas934474.8633
2025Kansas1174233.6438
Career4211,4703.52338

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2020Kansas13434.0341
2022Kansas28140.5481
2024Kansas12626.0261
2025Kansas14040.0400
Career518136.2483

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kansas6QBYr 1
2021Kansas6QBYr 2
2022Kansas6QBYr 3
2023Kansas6QBYr 4
2024Kansas6QBYr 5
2025Kansas6QBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2020Kansas226-0.032nd (n=116)0.27-7.744%0.050.13
2021Kansas1450.33––47.340%0.390.14
2022Kansas3010.5196th (n=250)0.32153.552%0.660.20
2023Kansas960.63––60.149%0.51–
2024Kansas3800.4181st (n=238)0.30155.250%0.440.34
2025Kansas4310.3271st (n=314)0.24136.955%0.390.31

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Kansas48%10.3 yds5.4 yds27 of 12833%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Kansas56%3.801.601.309%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Kansas 12 games, 2,504 passing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 23vs.Fresno StateW 31–⁠718201763047
Aug 29vs.WagnerW 46–⁠718252804118
Sep 6atMissouriL 31–⁠4218302232117
Sep 20vs.West VirginiaW 41–⁠1012241383069
Sep 27vs.CincinnatiL 34–⁠3719284454055
Oct 4atUCFW 27–⁠2018262350025
Oct 11atTexas TechL 17–⁠42273322820−13
Oct 25vs.Kansas StateL 17–⁠4217351290144
Nov 1vs.Oklahoma StateW 38–⁠2113191102028
Nov 8atArizonaL 20–⁠2415291991074
Nov 22atIowa StateL 14–⁠3813231540125
Nov 28vs.UtahL 21–⁠3110271871334
2024 Kansas 12 games, 2,454 passing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.LindenwoodW 48–⁠391514811–
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠2318321412335
Sep 13vs.UNLVL 20–⁠2312241530265
Sep 21atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3215251841111
Sep 28vs.TCUL 27–⁠381534179116
Oct 5atArizona StateL 31–⁠3518312602014
Oct 19vs.HoustonW 42–⁠1416212473058
Oct 26atKansas StateL 27–⁠2918312091166
Nov 9vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠3612242952068
Nov 16atBYUW 17–⁠1312191690115
Nov 23vs.ColoradoW 37–⁠2114211891072
Nov 30atBaylorL 17–⁠4512232800237
2023 Kansas 3 games, 705 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.IllinoisW 34–⁠2321292772124
Sep 16atNevadaW 31–⁠24212729800−4
Sep 23vs.BYUW 38–⁠2714191303054
2022 Kansas 9 games, 2,014 passing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠1015181891129
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠4218292193085
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠30142315830123
Sep 24vs.DukeW 35–⁠2719233244083
Oct 1vs.Iowa StateW 14–⁠1171493009
Oct 8vs.TCUL 31–⁠3851089006
Nov 19vs.TexasL 14–⁠5517262302112
Nov 26atKansas StateL 27–⁠4720321680051
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArkansasL 53–⁠5537555445221
2021 Kansas 6 games, 860 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atCoastal CarolinaL 22–⁠49354900−11
Sep 18vs.BaylorL 7–⁠4501000–
Nov 6vs.Kansas StateL 10–⁠351319105103
Nov 13atTexasW 57–⁠5621302023045
Nov 20atTCUL 28–⁠3122302552137
Nov 27vs.West VirginiaL 28–⁠342232249129
2020 Kansas 7 games, 718 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Coastal CarolinaL 23–⁠38121300−7
Sep 26atBaylorL 14–⁠4719331590023
Oct 3vs.Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠47352004
Oct 24atKansas StateL 14–⁠5522392070127
Oct 31vs.Iowa StateL 22–⁠5216291650136
Nov 7atOklahomaL 9–⁠62113111502−43
Nov 28vs.TCUL 23–⁠594135710−16

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2026
Height6′0⅝″
Weight219 lb
Arm length30⅜″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76¾″
40-yard dash4.65 s
10-yard split1.63 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2026 (so far)Tampa Bay Buccaneers338553372387

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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