Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels
Closeup photo of Jayden Daniels smiling outside
Daniels in 2024
No. 5 – Washington Commanders
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 23)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Cajon (San Bernardino, California)
College:
NFL draft:2024 / round: 1 / pick: 2
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Passing attempts:228
Passing completions:163
Completion percentage:71.5%
TDINT:9–2
Passing yards:1,945
Passer rating:106.7
Rushing yards:459
Rushing TDs:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.