QB · Washington Commanders · #5

Jayden Daniels

QB1

College: Arizona State
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 210 lb
Experience: 3rd season

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Season

EPA / play

+0.14▲ 0.12 vs '25

8th of 24 QBs

CPOE

+7.4▲ 10.1 vs '25

1st of 24 QBs

Yards / attempt

6.54▼ 0.17 vs '25

17th of 24 QBs

INT rate

0.0%▼ 1.6 vs '25

1st of 24 QBs · 0 INT / 116 att

Rushing

213 yds+0.50 EPA/CAR

25 car · 8.52 y/c · 2 td

Ranks compare against the 23 qualifying quarterbacks on the 2026 leaderboard plus Daniels.

Week-by-week

EPA per dropback by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Dropbacks+20.6

Designed runs−3.6

Net+16.9

Best game · Wk 5 vs NYG

17/25

Cmp/Att

199

Pass yds

0 / 0

TD / INT

+6.7

Pass EPA

+0.18

EPA/play

103

Rush yds

2026 game log

	Passing											Rushing
Game	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Passing yardsPassing yards (sack yardage not subtracted).	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Rushing yardsRushing yards.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
Wk 1 @ PHIL	18/34	52.9	164	4.82	2	0	1	5.80	+6.4	+0.17	−3.4	5	31	6.20	0	+0.5	+0.10
Wk 2 @ DALL	11/17	64.7	96	5.65	1	0	0	6.82	+5.7	+0.25	+3.5	7	69	9.86	0	+3.4	+0.48
Wk 5 vs NYGT	17/25	68.0	199	7.96	0	0	5	5.87	+6.7	+0.18	+8.1	9	103	11.44	2	+9.8	+1.08
Wk 6 @ SFL	29/40	72.5	300	7.50	2	0	4	6.84	+1.7	+0.04	+17.6	4	10	2.50	0	−1.2	−0.29
Season	75/116	64.7	759	6.54	5	0	10	6.32	+20.6	+0.14	+7.4	25	213	8.52	2	+12.5	+0.50

How he compares

2026 quarterbacks who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

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Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2024 with Commanders

$37.7Mover 4 years

Avg. per year: $9.4M
Guaranteed: $37.7M 100%
2026 cap hit: $10.3M 3.1% of the cap
Signed: 2024
Runs through: 2027

2024

2025

2026 · now

2027

Year 3 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons

	Overall		Passing										Rushing
Season	GamesGames played.	Total EPAExpected points added across dropbacks, runs and targets combined (each scramble counted once).	Completions / attemptsCompletions and attempts.	Completion %Completions divided by attempts.	Yards per attemptPassing yards divided by attempts.	Adjusted net yards per attempt(Passing yards + 20 × TD − 45 × INT − sack yards) ÷ (attempts + sacks). Rewards touchdowns, punishes interceptions and sacks.	Passing touchdownsTouchdown passes.	InterceptionsPasses intercepted.	Sacks takenTimes sacked.	Passing EPAExpected points added on dropbacks, including sacks and scrambles.	EPA per dropbackExpected points added per dropback. Zero is an average play; +0.20 is elite.	Completion % over expectedCompletion percentage minus the expected completion percentage for the same throws, given depth, location and pressure. In percentage points.	CarriesRushing attempts.	Yards per carryRushing yards divided by carries.	Rushing touchdownsRushing touchdowns.	Rushing EPAExpected points added on carries (quarterback scrambles included).	EPA per carryExpected points added per carry. Most running backs land below zero; anything positive is strong.
2026	4	+16.9	75/116	64.7	6.54	6.32	5	0	10	+20.6	+0.14	+7.4	25	8.52	2	+12.5	+0.50
2025	7	−4.1	114/188	60.6	6.71	5.86	8	3	18	+4.7	+0.02	−2.7	58	4.79	2	+1.7	+0.03
2024	17	+111.9	331/480	69.0	7.43	6.50	25	9	47	+105.4	+0.18	+3.5	148	6.02	6	+58.5	+0.40
Career	28	+124.7	520/784	66.3	7.13	6.32	38	12	75	+130.6	+0.13	+2.6	231	5.98	10	+72.7	+0.31