If it wasn’t clear earlier than, it is near-certain now that Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yr.
His five-touchdown efficiency Sunday in a dramatic 36-33 win over the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles ought to give voters little doubt of his credentials.
Nonetheless, yet one more important stat line on his already spectacular resume can solidify his coronation because the league’s greatest first-year participant.
Daniels is simply 79 dashing yards away from breaking the all-time rookie quarterback file, set by former Washington passer Robert Griffin III in 2012 (815 yards).
The No. 2 general choice in April is averaging 49 rushing yards per game in the intervening time, so if he retains up his present tempo he’ll break the file in Week 18 towards the Dallas Cowboys.
According to CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani, Daniels grew to become simply the second quarterback in NFL historical past to throw for at the very least 250 yards, 5 touchdowns and rush for 75 yards in a single sport.
Since exiting faculty, he is made an instantaneous impression on a Washington crew that desperately wanted an instantaneous turnaround — not in contrast to how Griffin did earlier than in the end struggling an unlucky harm within the 2012 playoffs.
Hopefully, no such unwell fortune will befall Daniels however his multitude of dashing makes an attempt this yr have already resulted in a rib injury that stored him out for the rest of Washington’s Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers.
There hasn’t been any indication Daniels will pull up on working the ball, as his latest kind has additionally proven, whereas Washington will certainly rely upon it because it makes a last push for the playoffs.
Sitting at 10-5 for the first time since 1991, the crew at present holds the seventh and last spot within the NFC playoff picture.
A win towards the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) on “Sunday Evening Soccer” in Week 17 might doubtlessly clinch Washington a postseason berth for the first time since the 2020-21 marketing campaign.
