Jayden Daniels Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Jayden Daniels
QB
, Washington Commanders

Age: 24
Weight: 210 lbs
Height: 6' 4"
College: LSU

ADP: 92
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	PaYds	PaTD	Int	RuYds
41.6	410	0	0	132

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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?

Latest news

Commanders name QB Jayden Daniels starter

Tom Pelissero on X

Aug 19 · 2:26 PM EDT

Now official: The Commanders are rolling with No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels as their starting QB, coach Dan Quinn said.

Fantasy Impact:

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" 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. John Paulsen's 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

· Sep 15 · 9:46 AM EDT

WAS QB Jayden Daniels - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs New York Giants

From a fantasy point of view, Jayden Daniel's NFL debut was a great success, as the rookie scored 28.2 fantasy points and finished as the QB3 in Week 1. But when you look closer, you will realize that the bulk of this production came as a result of his 16 carries for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Daniels did complete 70.8% of his passes, but could only muster 184 scoreless yards.

Daniels should remain among the elite scorers at the position with a Week 2 match against one of the league's sorriest defenses in the Giants. The Giants allowed 19 of 24 passes to be completed against them by the Vikings in Week 1, and a porous secondary tied to Daniel's ability to score points with his legs should see him comfortably among the top scorers at the QB position again this week.

2024 Strength of Schedule - WAS

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
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	BYE	18 @NO	26 PHI	22 ATL	11 @DAL

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

Game Stats


Wk	Opp	Comp	Att	PaYds	PaTD	YPA	YPR	RuAtt	Yds	TD	Fum	YPC	Pts	Snaps	%
1	@TB	17	24	184	0	7.67	10.82	16	88	2	0	5.50	28.2	59/59	100.0%
2	NYG	23	29	226	0	7.79	9.83	10	44	0	0	4.40	13.4	71/72	98.6%
Per game			20.00	26.50	205.00	0	7.74	10.25	13.00	66.00	1.00	0	5.08	20.80	65.00/65.50	99.31%
Totals			40	53	410	0	7.74	10.25	26	132	2	0	5.08	41.6	130/131	99.31%

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