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Jayden Daniels
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Jayden Daniels

QBposition#5jersey25age6' 4"height210lbs3 yrsexperienceLSUcollege
At a glance

Jayden Daniels is a quarterback for the Washington Commanders (No. 5). In 6 games of the 2026 season: 115 of 180 passing for 1,250 yards, 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions; 31 carries for 252 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Jayden Daniels has produced +0.07 EPA per dropback on 219 dropbacks. Snap share in Week 9: 100% of offensive snaps.

Is Jayden Daniels playing this week?

Jayden Daniels is not on the current injury report. The Washington Commanders play next on the road at the New York Giants on Thu, Nov 12, 8:15 PM ET (Week 10), on Prime Video.

What are Jayden Daniels's stats this season?

In 6 games of the 2026 season, Jayden Daniels has 115 of 180 passing for 1,250 yards, 7 touchdowns and 0 interceptions; 31 carries for 252 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.

What is Jayden Daniels's EPA per play?

+0.071 EPA per dropback on 219 dropbacks (total +15.7), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Jayden Daniels play for?

Jayden Daniels plays quarterback for the Washington Commanders, wearing No. 5. Jayden Daniels is 25 years old, 6' 4", 210 lbs. College: LSU. League experience: 3 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jayden Daniels 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/jayden-daniels (updated 2026-11-10).

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61gradeQB
Jayden DanielsWashington Commanders · #5
Starter14th of 35 quarterbacks
2026 percentile card · vs 35 qualified quarterbacks

How he stacks up

EPA/db59CPOE87Y/A47TD %36INT %99Sack %36

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs quarterbacks with 108+ dropbacks. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method6 games219 dropbacksweeks 1–9peer group 35 qualified · min. 108 dropbacksnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 9 min agoGlossary →
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Next milestones

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Passing TD40 / 50
10to 50

About 9 games at 1.2 a game · Week 18 vs DAL

#93 since 1999 · #39 among active · 4 to pass Robert Griffin III

Passing yards6,080 / 10,000
3,920to 10,000

About 19 games at 208 a game · next season

#105 since 1999 · #43 among active · 191 to pass J.P. Losman

2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Dropbacks: 219+0.071EPA / dropback · total +15.746%success+5.1CPOE8.5aDOT731st downs17explosive
Carries: 5-0.786EPA / carry · total -3.90%success01st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

+4.4Wk 1
+3.6Wk 2
+7.4Wk 5
+1.7Wk 6
-0.2Wk 8
-5.1Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
100%70 snapsWk 1 · PHI
55%39 snapsWk 2 · DAL
100%62 snapsWk 5 · NYG
100%67 snapsWk 6 · SF
100%60 snapsWk 8 · PHI
100%62 snapsWk 9 · LA

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Commanders · signed 2024 · 4 years, through 2027$9.4M a year
Total
$37.7M
Guaranteed
$37.7M
Share of cap at signing
3.7%
100% of the value guaranteed
79th paid83rd in EPApercentiles among 97 QBs under contract, 2026

Game log

PassingRushing
WeekOpponentResultC/AttPass ydsTDINTSackedRtgCarRush ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13@ Eagles logoPHIL 22-2418/34164201-185.9531014
2 Sep 20@ Cowboys logoDALL 20-3711/1796100-099.1769020
5 Oct 11vs Giants logoNYGT 27-2717/25199005-2391.99103238
6 Oct 19@ 49ers logoSFL 17-2329/40300204-39110.441004
8 Nov 1vs Eagles logoPHIW 27-1016/29217102-1390.7223014
9 Nov 8vs Rams logoLARL 13-2024/35274104-21101.441607
Season115/18012507016-9731252238

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vsTrevor LawrenceJAX · +0.279 EPA/dbvsJoe BurrowCIN · +0.261 EPA/dbvsJosh AllenBUF · +0.253 EPA/dbvsJared GoffDET · +0.201 EPA/dbvsCaleb WilliamsCHI · +0.194 EPA/dbvsC.J. StroudHOU · +0.191 EPA/dbvsJordan LoveGB · +0.185 EPA/dbvsPatrick MahomesKC · +0.157 EPA/db
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Quarterbacks in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · NFC East first
NFC EastJ.J. McCarthyGiants logoNYG · QB622pass yds+0.17EPA/db—No gradeNFC EastJoe MiltonEagles logoPHI · QB169pass yds-0.30EPA/db—No gradeNFC EastJaxson DartGiants logoNYG · QB250pass yds+0.55EPA/db—No gradeNFCCaleb WilliamsBears logoCHI · QB1,546pass yds+0.19EPA/db63StarterNFCTyler ShoughSaints logoNO · QB1,986pass yds+0.02EPA/db46DepthLeagueBo NixBroncos logoDEN · QB1,730pass yds+0.02EPA/db50Starter

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