Ashton Daniels

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Ashton Daniels
No. 12  Auburn Tigers
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born (2004-05-29) May 29, 2004 (age 21)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight219 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.

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Career

Stanford

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]

Auburn

On December 16, 2024, Daniels announced he was transferring to Auburn University, to play for the Auburn Tigers football team. [7]

Statistics

College statistics
SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2022 Stanford 1000–05683.3396.500137.9251566.23
2023 Stanford 12102–819132558.82,2476.9118123.11092922.73
2024 Stanford 11103–717027162.71,7006.31012118.71486694.53
2025 Auburn 106875.0779.600155.97355.00
Career 34205–1537261061.04,0636.72120121.72891,1524.09

References

  1. Ray, Matt (August 21, 2021). "Stanford QB Commit Daniels Shines in Season-Opener". SI All-American.
  2. Swanson, Mike (December 11, 2021). "Ashton Daniels makes it three years in a row making the state championship-winning throw". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  3. "Buford quarterback Ashton Daniels commits to Stanford University". North Gwinnett Voice. June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. Borba, Kevin (September 2, 2023). "Stanford QB Ashton Daniels shines in debut". Sports Illustrated.
  5. Takase, Kalani (September 2, 2023). "Daniels guides Stanford to 37–24 win over Hawaii in opener". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. "Stanford Cardinal open Troy Taylor era with win over Hawaii". The Mercury News. Associated Press. September 2, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  7. "Auburn adds a second QB from portal by landing Ashton Daniels from Stanford". AP News. December 16, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.