• Jayden Daniels

  • QB
  • , Washington Commanders
  • 24
  • 192 lbs
  • 6' 3"
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Draft note
by John Paulsen
Last year, Derrick Klassen of Reception Perception identified C.J. Stroud as the most accurate passer in last year's draft class. Guess who charted the best this year? That's right, the so-called "running quarterback" Jayden Daniels. Klassen does have some reservations about Daniels' willingness to throw over the middle of the field, but two things are true: 1) Daniels is an accurate passer, and 2) he's going to rack up the rushing yards. My rookie quarterback model predicts 43.9 rushing yards per game for Daniels, which is the third-highest expectation in the 97-player sample behind only Lamar Jackson and Cam Newton. Jackson didn't start until Week 11 of his rookie season, but he was the fantasy QB8 the rest of the way. Newton was the QB3 as a rookie. Rounding out the top five in expected rushing yards were Jalen Hurts (QB8 in his first season as the starter) and Vince Young (QB9 as a rookie). See where this is headed?

Scouting report

by Neil Dutton

WAS QB Jayden Daniels - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Jayden Daniels comes into the NFL as one of the most exciting, yet frightening, QB prospects in recent years. He lit up the field for LSU in 2023 with 3,812 passing yards and 40 touchdowns, with another 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground. He also showed a penchant for absorbing bone-splintering hits, a habit that is likely not going to lead to a lengthy NFL career, but one that Washington will hope he can kick.

The Washington offense is not likely to be an NFL powerhouse in 2024, but the allure of the rushing quarterback means that Daniels could still be a fantasy star while presiding over a below-average unit. He projects to be a low-end QB1, but he has the potential to break fantasy...if he can stay upright.

2024 Strength of Schedule - WAS

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17W18
29
@TB
15
NYG
24
@CIN
23
@ARI
5
CLE
6
@BAL
2
CAR
9
CHI
15
@NYG
4
PIT
26
@PHI
11
DAL
20
TEN
BYE18
@NO
26
PHI
22
ATL
11
@DAL

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.