Player Career

Jayden Daniels Career Story

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

Player Story

Jayden Daniels story

Jayden Daniels built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a quarterback from San Bernardino, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with Arizona State and LSU. The clearest part of Jayden Daniels' career was his passing role: 12,749 passing yards, 89 touchdown passes, 1,438 attempts, and 3,307 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with LSU. 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. His career also includes 3,307 rushing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 55 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona State and LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Jayden 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

    Arizona State

    2019-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    LSU

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20192019202020212021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonArizona State3,29863.629.9
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State3,29863.629.90
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State92473.321.4-2,374
2021 PostseasonArizona State3,09069.128.52,166
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State3,09069.128.50
2022 PostseasonLSU3,79869.736.1708
2022 Regular SeasonLSU3,79869.736.10
2023 Regular SeasonLSU4,9468235.11,148

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Arizona State to LSUP4 to P491.2Feb 17, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia State

Week 12 · W 56-14

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

509

Total Offense

91.8 takeover

509 total offense with 94.8 efficiency.

#2

vs Florida

Week 11 · W 52-35 · Conference game

606

Total Offense

89.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

606 total offense with 91.3 efficiency.

#3

vs Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 45-20 · Conference game

369

Total Offense

88.6 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

369 total offense with 75.4 efficiency.

#4

@ Ole Miss

Week 5 · L 49-55 · Conference game

513

Total Offense

86.3 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

513 total offense with 84.2 efficiency.

#5

@ UCLA

Week 9 · L 32-42 · Conference game

334

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

334 total offense with 74.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Regular Season · LSU

4,946 primary output · 82 efficiency · 35.1 usage

86.5

#2

2022 Postseason · LSU

75.8

3,798 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 36.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · LSU

75.8

3,798 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 36.1 usage

Milestones

23

250+ passing yards

26

300+ total offense

24

3+ TD games

44

Above avg efficiency