Jayden Daniels facts for kids
Daniels with Arizona State in 2019
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | December 18, 2000 San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
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| High school | Cajon (San Bernardino, California) |
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Jayden Daniels (born December 18, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Arizona State Sun Devils before transferring in 2022. Daniels won several national player of the year awards in 2023, including the Heisman Trophy, after throwing for over 3,800 yards and 40 touchdowns while rushing for over 1,100 yards with 10 touchdowns.
Early years
Daniels was born on December 18, 2000, in San Bernardino, California. 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.
College career
Arizona State
Daniels committed to Arizona State on December 13, 2018. He graduated early from Cajon in order to enroll at Arizona State in January 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. 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. Daniels was an honorable mention for the Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year. He led the Sun Devils to a 20–14 victory at the 2019 Sun Bowl
In a shortened 2020 season, Daniels started all 4 games, where he 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. In 2021 Daniels led the Sun Devils to a 8–5 record, but struggled passing the ball throwing 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Prior to the 2021 season, the NCAA announced that Arizona State was under investigation due to multiple recruiting violations. Pete Thamel reported that Daniels' mom allegedly paid more than $1,100 to give flights to recruits. In 2022, Daniels transferred to Louisiana State University to play for the LSU Tigers.
LSU
On November 11, 2023, Daniels passed for 372 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 234 yards and two touchdowns in a 52–35 win over the Florida Gators. He became the first player in FBS history to record at least 350 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in the same game. He won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 2023 after throwing for over 3,800 yards and 40 touchdowns. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy becoming the third player in LSU history to win the award behind Joe Burrow and Billy Cannon.
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
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| 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 | |
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| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 10–4 | 266 | 388 | 68.6 | 2,913 | 7.5 | 17 | 3 | 144.5 | 186 | 885 | 4.8 | 11 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 9–3 | 236 | 327 | 72.2 | 3,812 | 11.7 | 40 | 4 | 208.0 | 135 | 1,134 | 8.4 | 10 | |
| Career | 55 | 55 | 37–18 | 953 | 1,438 | 66.3 | 12,749 | 8.9 | 89 | 20 | 158.4 | 617 | 3,307 | 5.4 | 34 | |
Personal life
Daniels is a Christian. He has said, “… He died on the cross for us; anything is possible with Him. Coming back out here, trying to figure out my life, I wanted to stop trying to put so much pressure on me and just give everything to God, letting Him take care of it.”
