Player Dossier

2019-2023

Arizona State

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 Score

21.4

Efficiency

73.3

Consistency

98.4

Season Value

52.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · LSU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Arizona State • LSU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

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

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.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

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

Supporting note

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

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

Oregon State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

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

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Wins224 · n=2 · -14 vs Losses
Losses238 · n=2 · +14 vs Wins
First Half238 · n=2 · +14 vs Second Half
Second Half224 · n=2 · -14 vs First Half

Game Log

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

4 games

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

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 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

Florida

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

606

Primary metric

606 total offense with 91.3 efficiency.

#2

Georgia State

509

Primary metric

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

509 total offense with 94.8 efficiency.

#3

UAB

408

Primary metric

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

408 total offense with 88.4 efficiency.

#4

Ole Miss

369

Primary metric

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

369 total offense with 75.4 efficiency.

#5

Ole Miss

513

Primary metric

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

513 total offense with 84.2 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · LSU

4,946 primary output · 82 efficiency · 35.1 usage

75.6

#2

2022 Postseason · LSU

64.6

3,798 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 36.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · LSU

64.6

3,798 primary · 69.7 efficiency · 36.1 usage

Milestones

36

250+ passing yards

26

300+ total offense

4

3+ takeover TD games

44

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9832

Cajon · San Bernardino, CA

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

16,056

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 55 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career passing yards
12,749