Jayden Daniels

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Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels LSU v Arkansas (cropped).jpg
Daniels with LSU in 2023
LSU Tigers–No. 5
Position Quarterback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born: (2000-12-18) December 18, 2000 (age 23)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Cajon (San Bernardino)
Career highlights and awards

Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Arizona State for three seasons before transferring to LSU in 2022. He won the Heisman Trophy and several other awards in 2023 after throwing for 40 touchdowns and 3,800+ yards while rushing for 10 touchdowns and 1,100+ yards.

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Early life and high school

Daniels was born on December 18, 2000, in San Bernardino, California. [1] He began playing football at age five and also grew up playing basketball, soccer, and running track. [2] He attended Cajon High School from 2015 to 2019 and started all four seasons at quarterback, throwing for 14,007 yards with 170 touchdowns, both CIF Southern Section records, while rushing for 3,635 yards and 41 touchdowns. [3] Daniels was named the men's recipient of the Ken Hubbs Award, given annually the top high school athletes in the greater San Bernardino area, following a Citrus Belt League championship and state finals appearance as a senior in 2018. [3] A four-star recruit in the 2019 class, he was ranked second nationally as a dual-threat quarterback and was invited to play in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, throwing two touchdowns passes. [4] [3] Daniels graduated in January 2019 and enrolled at Arizona State University to play college football for the Sun Devils. [5]

College career

Arizona State

Daniels with Arizona State in 2019 Jayden Daniels.jpg
Daniels with Arizona State in 2019

Daniels was the first true freshman to start at quarterback for Arizona State, leading the team to victories against multiple ranked opponents and was named the Pac-12's Offensive Player of the Week in a win against Oregon. [6] [7] [8] Daniels was an honorable mention for the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. [9] He led Arizona State to a 20–14 victory at the 2019 Sun Bowl and was named its MVP. [10]

Daniels and Arizona State only played four games in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with him leading the team to a 8–5 record in 2021 while throwing 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. [11] Prior to the 2021 season, the NCAA announced that Arizona State was under investigation due to multiple recruiting violations, including Daniels' mother allegedly paying more than $1,100 to book flights for recruits. [12] He transferred to Louisiana State University in March 2022 to play for the LSU Tigers. [13]

LSU

Daniels was the recipient of the team's Charles McClendon MVP Award in 2022 after recording 3,592 yards of total offense, the third-highest in school history. [14] In 2023, Daniels became the first player in FBS history to record at least 350 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same game, doing so against the Florida Gators. [15] He recorded eight total touchdowns against the Georgia State Panthers a few weeks later. [16] Daniels would win the Heisman Trophy for the season, becoming the third LSU player behind Billy Cannon (1959) and Joe Burrow (2019) to win it. [17] Additional awards and honors won included the Walter Camp Award, [18] AP College Football Player of the Year, [19] SN Player of the Year, [20] Davey O'Brien Award, [21] Manning Award, [22] and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. [23] He used custom virtual reality headset software as part of his training during the season and attributed it as helping him make quicker decisions. [24] Daniels opted out of the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl and declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [25] He was the first player in college football history to have career totals of 12,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing. [26]

Statistics

College statistics
SeasonSchoolGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
2019 Arizona State 12128–420533860.72,9438.7172149.21253552.83
2020 442–2498458.37018.351145.7332236.84
2021 13138–519730165.42,3807.91010136.21387105.16
2022 LSU 141410–426638868.62,9137.5173144.51868854.811
2023 12129–323632772.23,81211.7404208.01351,1348.410
Career 555537–189531,43866.312,7498.98920158.46173,3075.434

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 3+5⁄8 in
(1.92 m)		210 lb
(95 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
Values from LSU's Pro Day [27] [28]

Personal life

Daniels' father Javon was a college football cornerback at Washington and Iowa State. [2] He is a Christian. [29] Daniels holds an undergraduate degree from Arizona State and pursued a Master of Liberal Arts degree at LSU. [30] [31]

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