See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they turned the opportunity into a touchdown.
How do Jayden Daniels’ 2026 advanced stats compare to other quarterbacks?
This section compares his advanced stats to players in the same position. The bar represents the player’s percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
How does the Colts pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
The bars represent the team’s percentile rank (based on QB Rating Against). The longer the bar, the better their pass defense. Team and position group ratings only include players currently on the roster and not on injured reserve. The list of players in the table only includes defenders with at least 3 attempts against them.
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Overall QB Rating Against
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Six quarterbacks were drafted in the first round in 2024, and Daniels, the second pick, proved to be the best. Strong passing numbers and elite rushing pushed him to the QB5 in fantasy and led the Commanders to the NFC championship game. Daniels backed up his pre-draft billing as an accurate passer, ranking in the 10th percentile in on-target percentage (75.4) and sixth in completion rate (a rookie-record 69.0 percent). He also improved throughout the year, throwing for 16 TDs in a six-game stretch in the second half of the season after throwing nine in the first nine games. He finished 14th in YPA (7.4) and 10th in TD passes (25). However, Daniels’ hustle set him apart. He set a rookie QB record with 891 rushing yards, and scored six times on the ground. He was sacked 47 times (6th most) despite having the fourth-fastest throw time (2.68 seconds), but the Commanders fixed the weakest link of their offensive line this offseason, trading for Pro Bowl LT Laremy Tunsil. The Commanders also gave Daniels a boost by trading for Deebo Samuel, who will likely catch a lot of short passes and carries while Terry McLaurin handles the bulk of the end-zone targets and deep passes. Tight end Zach Ertz is also back after catching 66 passes last season. A better supporting cast could mean fewer scrambles for Daniels — whose 79 last season were 28 more than any other QB — but that would also likely translate to more pass attempts. Either way, likely to earn a spot in the Top 5 of fantasy QBs.
Drafted second overall this year, Daniels took first-team practice reps throughout the summer and was named Washington’s Week 1 starter in mid-August. He’s a good athlete, but at 6-4, 210, his slim build raises durability concerns. That’s about the only concern. With a quick release, Daniels is accurate all over the field. Unlike others in his draft, Daniels’ 72.2 completion percentage last season (7th in the FBS) wasn’t built on accuracy-inflating short passes — his average target depth (10.2) and YPA (11.7) both led the nation. Daniels has a strong arm, though not an elite one, and is a good deep-ball thrower. He works well in the pocket but can also play the run, and it’s his dual-threat ability that intrigues both Washington and fantasy managers (he ran for more than 2,000 yards and 21 TDs at LSU the last two years). Daniels sometimes held the ball longer than necessary, resulting in sacks, and his passing stats in college were solid-but-not exceptional before his Heisman-winning 2023 campaign. The Commanders have some experienced targets in RB Austin Ekeler, WR Terry McLaurin and TE Zach Ertz, but they lack depth at the skill positions and may need rapid development from rookie TE Ben Sinnott (Round 2) and rookie WR Luke McCaffrey (Round 3). Daniels has been praised for his high football IQ and seems to fit offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury’s scheme, but although the rookie needs time to figure out the passing game his ability to rush should create fantasy value.