A Daniels Popular Books

A Daniels Biography & Facts

Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils for three seasons before transferring to the LSU Tigers in 2022. A dual-threat quarterback, Daniels won the Heisman Trophy in 2023 after leading the NCAA with 50 touchdowns (40 passing, 10 rushing) and nearly 5,000 yards of total offense. He was selected by the Commanders second overall in the 2024 NFL draft. Early life and high school Daniels was born on December 18, 2000, in San Bernardino, California. He grew up playing several sports, including football, basketball, and soccer. Daniels attended and played football at Cajon High School in San Bernardino, passing for 170 touchdowns and 14,007 yards, both CIF Southern Section records, with 41 rushing touchdowns and 3,635 yards in four seasons. He also ran track at Cajon, participating in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay. Daniels was named the men's recipient of the Ken Hubbs Award, given annually the top high school athletes in San Bernardino, following a Citrus Belt League championship and state finals appearance as a senior in 2018. After the season, in which Daniels was rated as the top dual-threat quarterback prospect of the 2019 class by 247Sports, he committed to play college football for the Sun Devils at Arizona State University. Daniels graduated from Cajon and enrolled in January 2019. He was recruited by Arizona State assistant coach Antonio Pierce. College career Arizona State (2019–2021) Daniels was the first true freshman quarterback to start opening day for the Sun Devils, scoring three total touchdowns in a win against the Kent State Golden Flashes. He was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week in a Week 13 upset win against the #6 Oregon Ducks, passing for 408 yards and scoring three touchdowns. Daniels threw for 17 touchdowns and 2,943 yards for the 2019 season, the latter stat being a school record for a freshman. He was voted MVP of the 2019 Sun Bowl in a win over the Florida State Seminoles and named a semifinalist for the FWAA freshman of the year award. Daniels and the Sun Devils played only four games in the COVID-shortened 2020 season, including scoring three touchdowns in a blowout Territorial Cup win against the Arizona Wildcats. In June 2021, the NCAA announced that Arizona State was under investigation for violating recruiting guidelines set for the COVID-19 pandemic, with them finding Daniels' mother had booked $1,100 in flights for staff to visit recruits. In 2021, he all the Pac-12 in completion percentage (65.4) while throwing for 2,381 yards with 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, the latter being the highest of his career, en route to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the 2021 Las Vegas Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers. LSU (2022–2023) In March 2022, Daniels transferred to Louisiana State University to play for the LSU Tigers. He was named the starter over Garrett Nussmeier prior to the season opener. Daniels led the Tigers to a 9–3 record and an appearance in the 2022 SEC Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Daniels left the game with an ankle injury following a sack by Jalen Carter late in the second quarter. He returned for the 2023 Citrus Bowl the following week and caught a touchdown pass from wide receiver Malik Nabers in a blowout victory over the Purdue Boilermakers. He finished the 2022 season as a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award after accounting for 28 touchdowns (17 passing, 11 rushing). Daniels went 10–3 with the Tigers in 2023, setting the NCAA single-season passer rating record (208) while scoring 50 touchdowns (40 passing, 10 rushing) and leading the NCAA with 4,946 yards of total offense (3,812 passing, 1,134 rushing). Against the Florida Gators, he became the first player in FBS history to pass for 350 and run for 200 in single game. A week later he scored eight total touchdowns against the Georgia State Panthers, tying a school-record previously set by Joe Burrow. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy for the season, becoming the third LSU player to win it behind Billy Cannon (1959) and Burrow (2019). He sat out of the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl to prepare for the 2024 NFL draft, finishing his college career with 16,057 total yards of offense, the sixth-highest in FBS history and the only to pass for 12,000 yards with 3,000 yards rushing. Statistics Professional career Daniels was selected second overall by the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL draft. He was one of six quarterbacks taken in the first round, tying the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history. Awards Heisman Trophy (2023) Walter Camp Award (2023) Associated Press College Football Player of the Year (2023) Sporting News College Football Player of the Year (2023) Davey O'Brien Award (2023) Manning Award (2023) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2023) Consensus All-American (2023) SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2023) Records Only player in FBS history with 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing LSU career quarterback rushing yards: 2,019 LSU single-season total offense : 4,946 (2023) LSU single-season quarterback rushing yards: 1,134 (2023) LSU single-season quarterback rushing touchdowns: 11 (2022) LSU single-game total touchdowns: 8 (2023) LSU single-game total offense yards: 606 (2023) Only player in FBS history to pass for 350+ and rush for 200+ in the same game Arizona State freshman passing yards: 2,943 (2019) Personal life Daniels' father Javon was a college football cornerback for the Washington Huskies and Iowa State Cyclones in the 1990s. He is a Christian. Daniels chose 5 as his uniform number after former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb. His favorite meal to prepare is pasta such as spaghetti, with his favorite snack being honey buns. Daniels holds an undergraduate degree from Arizona State and pursued a Master of Liberal Arts degree at LSU. In 2023, he began using virtual reality headsets as part of his weekly training. The software was custom built to incorporate LSU's playbook and featured opposing stadiums that assisted in road game preparation. Notes References External links Official website Jayden Daniels at Heisman.com Washington Commanders bio LSU Tigers bio Arizona State Sun Devils bio . Discover the A Daniels popular books. Find the top 100 most popular A Daniels books.