Jayden Daniels’ Week 3 game in Cincinnati has everyone’s attention now.
Daniels set an all-time NFL high completion percentage for a rookie quarterback, completing 91.3% (21-23) against the Bengals.
What type of season is Daniels having compared with the other starting quarterbacks in the NFL? Commanders Wire takes our weekly look at the NFL passing statistics and finds Daniels trending upward after last week.
Jayden Daniels was DEALING against the Bengals.
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Above Average
- Completion Percentage 1st (80.3 percent) Daniels is atop the entire NFL, displaying he is a very accurate passer and is also displaying discernment in where he passes.
- Interceptions: 1st (0) There are four quarterbacks who have started / played three games and have yet to throw an interception: Daniels, Joe Burrow, Jacoby Brissett, Josh Allen.
- Passing Success Rate: 3rd (51.8 percent). This reveals how successful a QB gains yardage needed on the four downs, divided by their passing attempts and times they are sacked. In one week he vaulted from 12th to 3rd.
- Yards gained per pass attempt: 4th (8.7) This is most often a very important statistic in the NFL. It points to accuracy and decision making. Daniels was 10th last week.
- Adjusted Yards gained per pass attempt: 4th (9.26) This also includes passing touchdowns and passing interceptions into the equation. Daniels moved up from 9th last week.
- Adjusted Net Yards per Pass Attempt: 4th (9.28) This takes the above and then accounts for passing touchdowns and interceptions.
- Passer Rating: 4th (111.8) Remember, Daniels has only played three NFL games.
- Net Yards Gained per Pass Attempt: 5th (7.28) Having only two incompletions in his 23 attempts, Daniels vaulted upward from 15th last week. This metric includes subtracting your sack yards from your completion yards.
- QBR 7th (67.9) This ESPN stat is graded on a 100-point scale. Daniels was 20th at 46.8 just last week! What a huge jump with his spectacular game at Cincinnati.
- Yards Gained per Completion: 11th (10.9) Completions of 55 yards (McLaurin), 30 yards (McCaffrey) and 27 yards (McLaurin) last week boosted Daniels average.
- Passing Yards Gained per Game: 12th (221.3) Daniels was 19th last week at 205 ypg.
- Longest completed pass 13th (55 yards). Daniels is tied with C.J. Stroud and Justin Fields. Only thrown deep a few times in three games; some of this is design as Kliff Kingsbury is attempting to protect Daniels, having him often get rid of the ball early.
The Average
- First Downs Passing: 15th Daniels has 31 passing first downs, tying him with Josh Allen.
Below Average
- QB Sacked: Tied for 9th most (9) Deshaun Watson has been sacked the most (16). Brock Purdy, Jacoby Brissett and Dak Prescott have also been sacked 9 times.
- Sack Percentage 6th highest (10.69) Daniels was 3rd highest before the Cincinnati game. He will most likely improve in this statistic throughout the season.
*16th is the exact middle of a 32-team league.
* Average: Ranking 14-18 in the NFL
* Above Average: Ranking 1-13 in the NFL
*Below Average: Ranking 19-32 in the NFL
