Player Dossier

2019-2023

LSU

Jayden Daniels

QB • 6'4" • 210 lbs • San Bernardino, CA, USA

Dual-threat creatorEfficient finisher

Jayden Daniels is a dual-threat creator with 35.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

66

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

90

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

67

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arizona State • LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia State

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9832

Cajon · San Bernardino, CA

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 2
Overall
No. 2
NFL Team
Washington

Jayden Daniels, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · LSU. Jayden Daniels is a dual-threat creator with 35.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
16,056
Passing yards
12,749
Rushing yards
3,307
Touchdowns
124
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2021 · Arizona State · Player Highlight

Jayden Daniels college highlights at Arizona State.

Season
2021
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Jayden Daniels quick answers

Latest team and position
LSU · QB
Career Total Offense
16,056
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 55 games
Best season
2023 Regular Season · LSU
Top game
Georgia State
Recruit profile
4-star · Cajon · Arizona State
High school pipeline
Cajon · 15 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 1 · Pick 2 · Washington
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior
2023 Total offense rank
4,946 total offense · QB 1st (top 1%) · SEC 1st (top 1%) · National 1st (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2019 PostseasonArizona State1223119536068.9
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State123,0672,7483192068.9
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State4924701223959.5
2021 PostseasonArizona State1319915940069.8
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State132,8912,2216701669.8
2022 PostseasonLSU1420613967275.8
2022 Regular SeasonLSU143,5922,7748182775.8
2023 Regular SeasonLSU124,9463,8121,1345086.5

Related Context

Jayden Daniels played QB for Arizona State and LSU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jayden Daniels recorded 12,749 passing yards, 3,307 rushing yards, and 5 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with LSU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

LSU paired 4,946 primary output with 82 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 73.3 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arizona State, LSU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: USC

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2020 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

4

Primary Metric / G

231

Efficiency

73.3

Usage

21.4

Consistency

98.4

Best Game by takeover score

USC

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. USC: 245. UCLA: 231. Arizona: 226. Oregon State: 222

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. USC: 34 by 74.1. UCLA: 47 by 51.8. Arizona: 15 by 84.8. Oregon State: 21 by 82.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins224 · Games = 2 · -14 vs Losses
Losses238 · Games = 2 · +14 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

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Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

USC

Best efficiency game

84.8 vs Arizona

Result
Sun 12/20@ Oregon State3+ TD · Dual-threatW 46-3381513953.31082.668313.80253
Sat 12/12@ Arizona3+ TDW 70-791120381.82084.84235.80120
Sun 12/6vs UCLAL 18-25213522560.01151.81260.50111
Sat 11/7@ USCDual-threatL 27-28112313447.81074.11111110.10038

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

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.

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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