Ashton Daniels

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Ashton Daniels
Stanford CardinalNo. 14
Position Quarterback
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-05-29) May 29, 2004 (age 20)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Buford (Buford, Georgia)

Ashton Daniels (born May 29, 2004) is an American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal.

Contents

Career

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 QB 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 the University of Hawai'i. [6]

Statistics

College statistics
SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Stanford Cardinal
2022 1000–05683.3396.500137.9251566.23
2023 12102–819132558.82,2476.9118123.11092922.73
2024 221−1365862.13846.631131.3261184.50
Career 23113–923238959.62,6706.9149124.51615703.56

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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 High School News, Analysis and More. 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 All Cardinal News, Analysis and More.
  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.