Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels finished 2025 as the number 34 quarterback in total PPR scoring but the number 17 quarterback in PPR per game. That gap tells the whole story in one breath: when Daniels was on the field, he was a usable starter — he was only on the field for seven games. This was an injury-shortened, what-could-have-been year for the Commanders' second-year quarterback. Washington's offense never found rhythm without him, the team finished five and twelve, and Daniels never got the runway to build on his rookie campaign. For draft prep, this season is less a referendum on Daniels the player and more a reminder of how thin the margin is when a dual-threat quarterback can't stay healthy.

Now let's dig into the numbers. Across seven games, Daniels averaged 16.3 PPR points on 1,262 passing yards, 8 passing touchdowns, and 3 interceptions, plus 278 rushing yards and 2 rushing scores on 58 carries. That rushing floor — roughly 40 yards a game on the ground — kept his per-game number respectable even when passing volume was modest. And here's the consistency read: in his first six games, Daniels posted 20.1, 19.7, 17.1, 21.6, 17.7, and 15.2 PPR. Six straight outings between 15 and 22 points. That is a genuinely steady floor for a quarterback. Then came Week 14 at Minnesota — Washington got shut out 31 to nothing, Daniels managed 78 passing yards, an interception, and 2.7 PPR before exiting for the year. Strip that final game and you're looking at a quarterback producing like a top-fifteen fantasy option every healthy week.

The defining trait of Daniels's season was the dual-threat scoring profile in the games he actually finished. Against Dallas in Week 7, in a 22 to 44 loss, Daniels still smashed 17.7 PPR by adding a rushing touchdown to his passing line — proof of the archetype. Even when the team script falls apart, the rushing floor and red-zone scoring keep the point total alive. 2025 didn't give us a full sample, but it confirmed the per-game profile that made him a high-end fantasy quarterback as a rookie is still intact.