Player Career

JT Daniels Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

JT Daniels story

JT Daniels built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a quarterback from Irvine, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Georgia, Rice, USC, and West Virginia. The clearest part of JT Daniels' career was his passing role: 9,369 passing yards, 66 touchdown passes, and 1,224 attempts across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Rice. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia, Rice, USC, and West Virginia.

The arc is straightforward: JT Daniels moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    USC

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Georgia

    2020-2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    West Virginia

    2022

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    Rice

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20182019202020202021202120222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonUSC2,51251.813.2
2019 Regular SeasonUSC20953.68.3-2,303
2020 PostseasonGeorgia1,16060.58.6951
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia1,16060.58.60
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia70464.44.3-456
2021 Regular SeasonUSC70464.44.30
2022 Regular SeasonWest Virginia2,04652.39.21,342
2023 Regular SeasonRice2,37855.711.5332

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023West Virginia to RiceP4 to G5/FCS31.2Dec 8, 2022
2022Georgia to West VirginiaP4 to P487.5Jan 19, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Vanderbilt

Week 4 · W 62-0 · Conference game

Win with 129 yards of offense and 96.7 efficiency.

129

Total Offense

70.1 takeover

129 total offense with 96.7 efficiency.

#2

@ UCLA

Week 12 · L 27-34 · Conference game

328

Total Offense

66 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

328 total offense with 54.5 efficiency.

#3

@ South Florida

Week 4 · L 29-42 · Conference game

409

Total Offense

65.9 takeover

Loss with 409 yards of offense and 64.4 efficiency.

409 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Mississippi State

Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game

380

Total Offense

64.8 takeover

Win with 380 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.

380 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 1 · W 24-21 · Postseason

372

Total Offense

62.2 takeover

Win with 372 yards of offense and 61 efficiency.

372 total offense with 61 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · USC

2,512 primary output · 51.8 efficiency · 13.2 usage

65.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Rice

62.5

2,378 primary · 55.7 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · West Virginia

57.8

2,046 primary · 52.3 efficiency · 9.2 usage

Milestones

18

250+ passing yards

9

300+ total offense

11

3+ TD games

13

Above avg efficiency