Jayden Daniels has retaken the lead (and he may have never lost it).
After scoring four total touchdowns in the Washington Commanders’ big win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Daniels is the front-runner to win the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
Daniels now has 21 touchdowns this season, but Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix can pass him in that stat with just one score against the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football this evening.
Last week, Nix was asked if he’s been paying attention to the Rookie of the Year debate this season.
“Not really,” Nix said. “All I can focus on is the next game [and] the next opponent. What I can do to win, what I can do to help the team win and right now it’s just executing. There’s always going to be the off-the-field things. It doesn’t matter if you don’t play well.
“All I’m concerned about right now is the next opponent and that’s Cleveland. We just have to play well and continue to do the things that we’ve been doing the past couple of weeks leading up to this game.”
Nix might not be paying attention to the OROY conversation, but a big performance in prime time on Monday night would go a long way toward solidifying his canidiacy to win the award in 2024.
