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Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 4 winner: Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels.
After the Commanders’ 42-14 rout of the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dan Quinn told the assembled media that he was really proud of Jayden Daniels. He said that directly to the No. 2 overall pick, too.
After all, Daniels was able to compartmentalize any emotions he had about being back in Arizona. Leading up to the game, the Commanders practiced at Arizona State, where he played for three seasons before transferring to LSU. His departure from ASU was ugly. Video surfaced of his former Sun Devils teammates taking things from his locker after he announced his decision to leave (months after recommitting to ASU for his senior season), with one person saying Daniels “sucks anyways.”
The way Daniels prepared for the Cardinals, Quinn said, you would never have known the backstory.
“I just thought he handled it like a real G,” Quinn said.
He looked like one on the field Sunday, too — as he has throughout the first month of his NFL career.
Daniels completed 86.7% of his passes (26-of-30) for 233 yards and a touchdown against an interception and added eight carries for 47 yards and another score as a rusher, guiding Washington to its highest single-game point total in eight years.
He’s the first quarterback in NFL history to have two consecutive games with an 85% completion rate or higher (minimum of 15 attempts in each game), according to FOX Sports research. His league-leading 82.1% completion rate is the highest of any player in a four-game span at any point in their career since at least 1950, per NFL Research.
And despite his thin frame, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Daniel has proven to be a threat as a rusher as well. He has 46 carries for 218 yards and four touchdowns, joining Robert Griffin III as the only quarterbacks since the merger to eclipse 200 rushing yards in…
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Publish date : 2024-10-01 20:14:28
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