Jayden Daniels

QBWashington Commanders · #5 · Age 25 · 6'4" 210 lbs · LSU · 3rd season

Drafted 2024, round 1, pick 2 overall by WAS · QB1 on the WAS depth chart

2026 finishQB2185.7 pts · 4 games

Points per game21.4QB4 per game

Dynasty value6,709QB6 · #18 overall · +4% this week

Rest of season172projected PPR pts (Sleeper)

Player archetype

Dual threat53 rushing yards per game, top 1% of QBs
Accurate passer+7.4% completion rate over expected, top 5% of QBs

From his 2026 season, compared with other QBs with a real workload. Stats: nflverse (Pro Football Reference, NFL Next Gen Stats).

News

Injury reportNo injury designation.Source: Sleeper

Daniels completed 29 of 40 passes for 300 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions while adding four rushes for 10 yards in the Commanders' 23-17 loss to the 49ers on Monday night.2026-10-20 · RotoWire via ESPN
Facts vs. Feelings: Out of Love with Jeremiyah, but another Cardinal looms2026-10-15 · ESPN
Week 5 winners and losers: Maye, Warren, Gibbs dominate; Taylor, Brown struggle2026-10-12 · ESPN
Judging overreactions to NFL Week 5: Time for Titans to look for another QB?2026-10-12 · ESPN

Season finishes

Team	G	Finish	Pts	PPG	PPG rank	Pass yds	Pass TD	INT	Rush yds	Rush TD
WAS	4	QB21	85.7	21.4	QB4	759	5	0	213	2
WAS	7	QB34	114.3	16.3	–	1,262	8	3	278	2
WAS	17	QB5	355.8	20.9	QB6	3,568	25	9	891	6

Click a season for its game log. Regular season only. Finish = rank among all QBs by total fantasy points; PPG rank counts players who played at least half the games.

Stats from nflverse, updated 2026-10-26. Injury report and photo from Sleeper; headlines link to ESPN. Dynasty value is FFBGM's (Superflex, PPR) from real Sleeper trades: see all rankings.