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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Fontana, California, U.S. | December 18, 2000||||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Cajon (San Bernardino, California) | ||||||||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and two with the LSU Tigers, winning the 2023 Heisman Trophy with the latter after leading the FBS in total yards and setting its single-season passer rating record. Daniels was selected by the Commanders second overall in the 2024 NFL draft, setting several completion percentage records within his first month of playing. His rookie season also saw him throw a game-winning Hail Mary pass as time expired in a play known as the Madhouse in Maryland.