#5
Jayden Daniels
WAS · 2024–presentACT
JaydenDaniels#5QB
Age
25
Dec 18, 2000
Height
6'4"
76"
Weight
210
lb
College
LSU; Arizona State
2019-2023
Drafted
2024
Rd 1, Pk 2
Exp
2
seasons
Contract
$38M
4y · $9.4M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Pass Yds
1,262
2025
Pass TD
8
regular season
INT
3
regular season
Cmp%
61%
114/188
Rating
88.1
NFL passer rating
Rush Yds
278
regular season
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2019 — Present · Includes honors
2024
Washington Commanders · Quarterback
QB · 37 active weeks
2024Offensive Rookie of the Year · Pro Bowl
NFL
2022–2023
LSU · QB
2023Heisman Trophy
NCAA
2019–2021
Arizona State · QB
NCAA

Draft Profile

2024 Draft
Selection
Round 1, Pick 2
#2 overall by Washington Commanders
TeamWAS
Overall#2

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.