Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. Daniels previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils before transferring to LSU in 2022.
 Daniels with Arizona State in 2019 | |
| LSU Tigers – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 18, 2000 San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Cajon (San Bernardino) |
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Early years
Daniels was born on December 18, 2000, in San Bernardino, California.[1] He was a 4 star recruit out of Cajon High School in California. He was ranked number two in the nation for dual-threat quarterbacks.[2]
College career
Arizona State
Daniels committed to Arizona State on December 13, 2018.[3] He graduated early from Cajon in order to enroll at Arizona State in January 2019.[4]
2019
As a freshman, Daniels beat out starter Dillon Sterling-Cole in training camp, making him the first starting true freshman quarterback for the Sun Devils.[5][6] Daniels led the Sun Devils to victory against multiple ranked opponents including against #6 Oregon. For his performance against Oregon, Daniels was named Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week by the Pac-12.[7] Daniels was an honorable mention for the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year.[8] He led the Sun Devils to a 20-14 victory at the 2019 Sun Bowl[9]
2020
In a shortened 2020 season, Daniels started all 4 games, where led the Sun Devils to a 2-2 record. In the Territorial Cup, Daniels finished the game with 2 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 296.8 in a 70-7 victory against Arizona.[10]
2021
Daniels led the Sun Devils to a 8-5 record. Daniels struggled with passing the ball, throwing 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[11]
2022 Offseaon
Prior to the 2021 season, the NCAA announced that the Arizona State program is under investigation due to multiple recruiting violations including recruiting players during the COVID-19 dead period in 2020.[12] Pete Thamel from Yahoo! Sports reported that Daniels' mom allegedly paid more $1,100 to give flights to recruits. Daniels's mom has denied the allegations.[13] Despite the investigation, Daniels announced on December 2, 2021 that he's returning to ASU for his senior year.[14] A few weeks later on February 17, 2022, Daniels announced that he's entering the transfer portal. Prior to putting his name in the transfer portal, multiple coaches including offensive coordinator Zak Hill left the program.[15][16]
LSU
In early 2022, Daniels announced he was transferring to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play for the LSU Tigers.
Jayden reinjured his ankle, which he originally hurt in a regular season matchup with Texas A&M on November 22, 2022, during the SEC Championship Game against Georgia on December 3, 2022. He was listed as questionable, but he never returned because Garrett Nussmeier took his place.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Arizona State Sun Devils | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | 8−4 | 205 | 338 | 60.7 | 2,943 | 8.7 | 17 | 2 | 149.2 | 125 | 355 | 2.8 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 2−2 | 49 | 84 | 58.3 | 701 | 8.3 | 5 | 1 | 145.7 | 33 | 223 | 6.8 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 8−5 | 197 | 301 | 65.4 | 2,380 | 7.9 | 10 | 10 | 136.2 | 138 | 710 | 5.1 | 6 | |
| LSU Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 10−4 | 266 | 388 | 68.6 | 2,913 | 7.5 | 17 | 3 | 144.5 | 186 | 885 | 4.8 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 6–2 | 163 | 223 | 73.1 | 2,573 | 11.5 | 25 | 3 | 204.3 | 91 | 521 | 5.7 | 5 | |
| Career[17] | 51 | 51 | 34−17 | 880 | 1,334 | 66.0 | 11,510 | 8.6 | 74 | 19 | 153.9 | 573 | 2,694 | 4.7 | 29 | |
References
- Gardner, Michelle (December 18, 2019). "Arizona State football: Jayden Daniels celebrates birthday and addition of receivers". Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Karpman, Chris (August 30, 2019). "Oklahoma-bound Spencer Rattler top-rated QB by 247Sports, Arizona State-bound Jayden Daniels No. 2". 247sports.com.
- Obert, Richard (August 30, 2019). "Elite QB prospect Jayden Daniels commits to ASU". azcentral.com.
- Gardner, Michelle (May 21, 2019). "Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels wins a top high school award". Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- Harris, Jack (August 30, 2019). "True freshman Jayden Daniels wins QB job for Sun Devils". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- Gardner, Michelle (August 13, 2019). "True freshman Jayden Daniels named starting quarterback at Arizona State". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- Layman, Matt (November 25, 2019). "ASU's Jayden Daniels earns 2 Pac-12 honors after win over Oregon". Arizona Sports.
- Anderson, Jake (January 4, 2020). "By the numbers: Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels' freshman season". Arizona Sports.
- Metcalfe, Jeff. "Sun Bowl rewind: ASU forces six turnovers in 20-14 Sun Bowl win". The Arizona Republic.
- Metcalfe, Jeff. "Rewind: ASU sets Territorial Cup scoring record in 70-7 rout of Arizona". The Arizona Republic.
- Haller, Doug. "Jayden Daniels, NFL losses and lowered expectations: 10 Arizona State football predictions for 2022". The Athletic.
- Sports, Arizona (June 16, 2021). "NCAA investigating ASU football over potential recruiting violations". Arizona Sports.
- "Yahoo Sports exclusive: Dossier reveals extent of NCAA allegations against Arizona State football". Yahoo Sports. June 24, 2021.
- Gardner, Michelle. "ASU quarterback Jayden Daniels to return for senior season". The Arizona Republic.
- "Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels to pursue transfer". Yahoo Sports. February 17, 2022.
- Gardner, Michelle. "Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels enters transfer portal". The Arizona Republic.
- "Jayden Daniels College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2022.