Jayden Daniels
Daniels with the Washington Commanders in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 – Washington Commanders | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 18, 2000 Fontana, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Cajon (San Bernardino, California) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2024: 1st round, 2nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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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). Daniels played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played two more with the LSU Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2023 after leading the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (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. He set several rookie records while leading the Commanders to their most wins in a season and first NFC Championship Game appearance since 1991, earning Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl honors. A walk-off touchdown pass thrown by Daniels during the final seconds of a game, known as the Hail Maryland, was also named the season's Moment of the Year. His second season was marred by injury, with him missing the majority of the season.