Jayden Daniels had an electrifying finish to his college career at LSU after beginning out west at Arizona State. Daniels won the 2023 Heisman Trophy in his final year before becoming the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft by the Washington Commanders.
Here’s what you need to know about Jayden Daniels’ college career.
School: Arizona State/LSU
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-4
Weight: 210 pounds
Years active: 2019-2023
Here are Jayden Daniels’ career stats from college:
YEAR | GAMES | COMP | ATT | COMP. % | PASS YDS | PASS TD | INT | RUSH ATT | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | REC TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 (ASU) |
12 | 205 | 338 | 60.7 | 2,943 | 17 | 2 | 125 | 355 | 3 | 0 |
2020 (ASU) |
4 | 49 | 84 | 58.3 | 701 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 223 | 4 | 0 |
2021 (ASU) |
13 | 197 | 301 | 65.4 | 2,380 | 10 | 10 | 138 | 710 | 6 | 0 |
2022 (LSU) |
14 | 266 | 388 | 68.6 | 2,913 | 17 | 3 | 186 | 885 | 11 | 1 |
2023 (LSU) |
12 | 236 | 327 | 72.2 | 3,812 | 40 | 4 | 135 | 1,134 | 10 | 0 |
Career | 55 | 953 | 1,438 | 66.3 | 12,749 | 89 | 20 | 617 | 3,307 | 34 | 1 |
Jayden Daniels, a native of San Bernadino, California, attended Arizona State out of high school. Per 247Sports, Daniels signed with Arizona State over a boatload of offers that included Utah, UCLA and more. After graduating in three years from Arizona State, Daniels transferred to LSU in 2022.
Daniels was a four-star quarterback at Cajon High School. A top-40 player in the country, was the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2019 and the No. 3 player in California behind Kayvon Thibodeaux and Bru McCoy. Daniels finished his high school career with a 44-10 record, a CIF-Southern Section record of 14,007 passing yards and 170 passing touchdowns while adding 3,645 rushing yards and 41 more scores.
The California native was a finalist in the Elite 11 and played in the Under Armour All-American Game.
In the 13 games Daniels played at Arizona State, the Sun Devils won 18, including the 2019 Sun Bowl over Florida State. At LSU, he went 20-7, winning the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl.
Here are some of the notable records and statistical rankings set by Daniels in college:
Here are the awards and honors Daniels won in college:
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