Jayden Daniels with the Washington Commanders, 2025
With the Washington Commanders, 2025. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, LSU (from Arizona State), 2019–⁠23

Jayden Daniels

Lettered 2019–⁠21 at Arizona State (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
San Bernardino, CA
Born
Dec 18, 2000, in Fontana, California

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Jayden Daniels played quarterback at Arizona State (2019–⁠21) and LSU (2022–⁠23). He won the 2023 Heisman Trophy, the 2023 Davey O’Brien Award, the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the 2023 Manning Award and the 2023 Walter Camp Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2023. The Washington Commanders took Daniels in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
3,812
Passing yards, 2023 (LSU, 10–⁠3)
Best game
413 yards
Vs. Georgia State, week 12, 2023: No. 1 passing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 2
In FBS in passing touchdowns, 2023
Drafted
No. 2
Overall, 2024 NFL Draft (Washington Commanders)

Career highs

414passing yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20236touchdown passes, career highvs. Georgia State, 2023234rushing yards, career highvs. Florida, 20233rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Ole Miss, 2022

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Arizona State20533860.72,9438.7172
2020Arizona State498458.37018.351
2021Arizona State19730165.42,3807.91010
2022LSU26638868.62,9137.5173
2023LSU23632772.23,81211.7404
Career9531,43866.312,7498.98920

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Arizona State1253552.8327
2020Arizona State332236.8453
2021Arizona State1387105.1651
2022LSU1868854.81137
2023LSU1351,1348.41085
Career6173,3075.43485

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Arizona State5QBYr 1
2020Arizona State5QBYr 2
2021Arizona State5QBYr 3
2022LSU5QBYr 4
2023LSU5QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″210

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
2019Arizona State4690.2957th (n=155)0.27136.958%0.380.21
2020Arizona State1170.45––52.946%0.350.39
2021Arizona State4190.3558th (n=145)0.33145.052%0.290.52
2022LSU5670.3565th (n=250)0.32199.557%0.440.40
2023LSU4480.6999th (n=255)0.32310.560%0.790.61

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.

Game by game

2023 LSU 12 games, 3,812 passing yards, 40 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Florida StateL 24–⁠4522373461164
Sep 9vs.GramblingW 72–⁠1018242695029
Sep 16atMississippi StateW 41–⁠1430343612064
Sep 23vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠3120293204136
Sep 30atOle MissL 49–⁠5527364144099
Oct 7atMissouriW 49–⁠39152125930130
Oct 14vs.AuburnW 48–⁠1820273253193
Oct 21vs.ArmyW 62–⁠01115279306
Nov 4atAlabamaL 28–⁠42152421921163
Nov 11vs.FloridaW 52–⁠35172637230234
Nov 18vs.Georgia StateW 56–⁠1425304136096
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠30162423540120
2022 LSU 14 games, 2,913 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Florida StateL 23–⁠24253420920114
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 65–⁠1710111373018
Sep 17vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠1622372101093
Sep 24vs.New MexicoW 38–⁠024292790037
Oct 1atAuburnW 21–⁠17820800059
Oct 8vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠4032453001138
Oct 15atFloridaW 45–⁠3523323493044
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠20212824820121
Nov 5vs.AlabamaW 32–⁠3122321822095
Nov 12atArkansasW 13–⁠10815860110
Nov 19vs.UABW 41–⁠10222929710111
Nov 26atTexas A&ML 23–⁠3821351890084
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaL 30–⁠50162420811−6
Jan 2 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠712171391067
2021 Arizona State 13 games, 2,380 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Southern UtahW 41–⁠1410121320040
Sep 11vs.UNLVW 37–⁠10202917521125
Sep 18atBYUL 17–⁠272129265028
Sep 25vs.ColoradoW 35–⁠1318252360075
Oct 2atUCLAW 42–⁠2313192862045
Oct 8vs.StanfordW 28–⁠1014231750076
Oct 16atUtahL 21–⁠3520312372032
Oct 30vs.Washington StateL 21–⁠3423352281231
Nov 6vs.USCW 31–⁠1611201450250
Nov 13atWashingtonW 35–⁠301016901156
Nov 20atOregon StateL 10–⁠2416271660146
Nov 27vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠151014862086
Dec 30 ✦vs.WisconsinL 13–⁠2011211590140
2020 Arizona State 4 games, 701 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Nov 7atUSCL 27–⁠28112313410111
Dec 5vs.UCLAL 18–⁠252135225116
Dec 11atArizonaW 70–⁠79112032023
Dec 19atOregon StateW 46–⁠338151391083
2019 Arizona State 12 games, 2,943 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠715242842013
Sep 6vs.Sacramento StateW 19–⁠717273041025
Sep 14atMichigan StateW 10–⁠715261400037
Sep 21vs.ColoradoL 31–⁠3424393452116
Sep 27atCaliforniaW 24–⁠1714241740084
Oct 12vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠3426363633023
Oct 19atUtahL 3–⁠2141825018
Oct 26atUCLAL 32–⁠4220292673067
Nov 16atOregon StateL 34–⁠35243633430−26
Nov 23vs.OregonW 31–⁠2822324083010
Nov 30vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠1412191040062
Dec 31 ✦vs.Florida StateW 20–⁠1412281950036

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024
Height6′3¼″
Weight210 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9⅜″

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

In the NFL

3 seasons, 27 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Commanders.

Pro Bowl: 2024

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2024Washington Commanders173314803,568259891
2025Washington Commanders71141881,26283278
2026 (so far)Washington Commanders3467645930203
NFL career274917445,28936121,372

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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