Player Career

Jalon Daniels Career Story

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

Player Story

Jalon Daniels story

Jalon Daniels built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a quarterback from Lawndale, CA wearing No. 6, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Jalon Daniels' career was his passing role: 9,255 passing yards, 67 touchdown passes, 1,193 attempts, and 1,470 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Kansas. 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 1,470 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Jalon 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

    Kansas

    2020-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2020202120222022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonKansas7424726.9
2021 Regular SeasonKansas94357.520.3201
2022 PostseasonKansas2,43371.424.21,490
2022 Regular SeasonKansas2,43371.424.20
2023 Regular SeasonKansas77968.422.3-1,654
2024 Regular SeasonKansas2,90165.523.52,122
2025 Regular SeasonKansas2,92764.93026

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 56 Cincinnati

Week 5 · L 34-37 · Conference game

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

500

Total Offense

92.3 takeover

500 total offense with 76.8 efficiency.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 1 · L 53-55 · Postseason

565

Total Offense

84.7 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

565 total offense with 62.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Kansas State

Week 8 · L 14-55 · Conference game

234

Total Offense

82.8 takeover

Loss with 234 yards of offense and 51.6 efficiency.

234 total offense with 51.6 efficiency.

#4

vs West Virginia

Week 13 · L 28-34 · Conference game

258

Total Offense

80.4 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

258 total offense with 54 efficiency.

#5

vs Iowa State

Week 9 · L 22-52 · Conference game

201

Total Offense

79.6 takeover

Loss with 201 yards of offense and 52.8 efficiency.

201 total offense with 52.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

2,927 primary output · 64.9 efficiency · 30 usage

77

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

74.1

2,901 primary · 65.5 efficiency · 23.5 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Kansas

70.1

2,433 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 24.2 usage

Milestones

10

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

15

3+ TD games

27

Above avg efficiency