| No. 12 – Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 29, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Ashton Daniels (born May 29, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.
Daniels attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. [1] As quarterback for the Buford Wolves, he led his team to three straight state championships. [2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football. [3]
Daniels played in 10 games as the team's wildcat quarterback as a true freshman during the 2022–23 season. He became Stanford's starting quarterback in his sophomore year. [4] [5] In his first start, he passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii. [6]
On December 16, 2024, Daniels announced he was transferring to Auburn University, to play for the Auburn Tigers football team. [7] Against Arkansas in Week 8, he got the starting job after starter Jackson Arnold was benched for throwing a pick six. Auburn then won the game. The next week against Kentucky in a 10-3 loss, Daniels had a far worse performance, failing to complete half his passes, and only throwing for 108 yards. However, he redeemed himself against ranked Vanderbilt, passing for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rushing for 89 yards and 2 more touchdowns, though Auburn ended up losing the game 45-38.
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2022 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 0–0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 137.9 | 25 | 156 | 6.2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Stanford | 12 | 10 | 2–8 | 191 | 325 | 58.8 | 2,247 | 6.9 | 11 | 8 | 123.1 | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Stanford | 11 | 10 | 3–7 | 170 | 271 | 62.7 | 1,700 | 6.3 | 10 | 12 | 118.7 | 148 | 669 | 4.5 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Auburn | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 155.9 | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 34 | 20 | 5–15 | 372 | 610 | 61.0 | 4,063 | 6.7 | 21 | 20 | 121.7 | 289 | 1,152 | 4.0 | 9 | ||