By means of 4 video games, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is on observe to have an distinctive rookie season.
“Let’s begin by contemplating his temporary professional profession in totality,” ESPN’s Invoice Barnwell wrote in his Monday column. “Over his first 4 video games within the NFL, Daniels has amassed a 73.5 QBR. With QBR knowledge going again by means of the 2007 season, the one passers to prime that throughout their first 4 begins are Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott and Brock Purdy.”
In some methods, Daniels’ begin is extra spectacular. In contrast to Purdy, Prescott or Watson, he does not have an elite supporting forged. Earlier than the season, Professional Soccer Focus’ Dalton Wasserman and Jim Wyman rated Washington’s roster as No. 27 within the NFL.
“Watson had a 25-year-old DeAndre Hopkins, who managed to strategy 1,400 yards that season with Tom Savage and T.J. Yates beginning 10 video games,” wrote Barnwell. “Prescott had a top-five offensive line, Dez Bryant and Jason Witten, and arguably one of the best again within the league, Ezekiel Elliott. Purdy had (and has) a Corridor of Fame left sort out in Trent Williams and one of the best group of playmakers in soccer.”
Though he did not enter a super scenario, that hasn’t stopped Daniels from reworking Washington’s offense. On Monday, The Athletic’s Mike Sando reported the Commanders have recorded at the very least an eight EPA (anticipated factors added) in every sport this season. In 387 regular-season video games from 2000-23, they didn’t hit that mark in additional than two consecutive video games inside a season.
Sando added that QB Russell Wilson’s 2012 Seattle Seahawks logged 5 straight video games with an eight-plus EPA, the longest streak for a group with a beginning rookie QB since 2000. Daniels and Co. might tie that file in Washington’s residence sport towards the Cleveland Browns (1-3) on Sunday.
If Daniels retains producing ridiculous numbers and leads the Commanders (3-1) to the playoffs, his rookie season might go down as one of the best in current reminiscence. As of Monday, FanDuel Sportsbook provides the No. 2 total choose one of the best Offensive Rookie of the 12 months odds (-150).
