Jayden Daniels
- Position: QB
- School: LSU
- Year: Sr.
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 200
- 40-Time: TBD
- Vertical: TBD
- Broad: TBD
- 3-Cone: TBD
- 225 Bench: TBD
Scouting Report
Via NFL Draft Buzz:
Jayden Daniels from Cajon High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high school, Daniels opted to join Arizona State.
In 2019 as a freshman Daniels saw action in 12 games for the Sun Devils as he threw for 2943 yards on 339 attempts with a completion percent of 60.5 for an average of 8.7 yards per pass, with 17 TDs, while taking 35 sacks, and an excellent QB rating of 102.9. He added 108 runs for a total of 515 yards at an average of 4.8 per run.
In 2020 as a sophomore he played in 4 games as he passed for 697 yards on 84 attempts with a completion percent of 58.3 for an average of 8.3 yards per pass, with just 5 TDs, while also taking 8 sacks, and putting up an excellent QB rating of 100.1. He made 27 runs for a total of 267 yards at an average of 9.9 per rush.
As a junior in 2021 Daniels played a total of 13 games. He passed for 2374 yards on 303 attempts and put up a completion percentage of 65 for an average of 7.8 yards per attempt, with 10 TDs, and allowing 24 sacks, with QB rating on the year of 86.2. As a runner he logged 124 runs for a total of 844 yards at an average of 6.8 per run.
After season’s end Daniels transferred to LSU where as a senior Daniels saw action in 13 games as he threw for 2774 yards on 373 attempts with a completion percent of 68.1 for an average of 7.4 yards per pass, with 16 TDs, while taking 45 sacks, and totaling a QB rating of 100.8. He added 143 runs for a total of 1013 yards at an average of 7.1 per run.
Stats
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| *2019 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | FR | QB | 12 | 205 | 338 | 60.7 | 2943 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 17 | 2 | 149.2 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | SO | QB | 4 | 49 | 84 | 58.3 | 701 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 145.7 |
| *2021 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | JR | QB | 13 | 197 | 301 | 65.4 | 2381 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 10 | 10 | 136.2 |
| *2022 | LSU | SEC | SR | QB | 14 | 266 | 388 | 68.6 | 2913 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 17 | 3 | 144.5 |
| Career | Overall | 717 | 1111 | 64.5 | 8938 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 49 | 16 | 143.8 | ||||
| Arizona State | 451 | 723 | 62.4 | 6025 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 32 | 13 | 143.4 | |||||
| LSU | 266 | 388 | 68.6 | 2913 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 17 | 3 | 144.5 | |||||