CFB Zeitgeist QB Score
Awaiting
Jayden Daniels
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
WashingtonEntering 3rd NFL season
#2Rd 1 · Pick 2
WashingtonEntering 3rd NFL season
QB · LSU · SEC
Jayden Daniels
- 4
- #5
- 6-4 | 210 lb
- San Bernardino, CA
Heisman Heat
#2
8.2% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
8.2%
TOP QB AWARD
Davey O'Brien
In contention
CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 5 · ApexR16 · POTY / Heisman winner
Position-of-the-Year / Heisman winner. The trophy is in the case.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career arc · Season-by-season Standing
3 seasons on the ladder
2021
Arizona State · QB
—
2022
LSU · QB
R08 · Watch-list name
Recognized
★
2023
LSU · QB
R15 · POTY finalist
Apex
NFL Draft 2024 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · #2 overall · Washington
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023+60%
Up 60% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R1 · #2
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4-star | 0.9832 | No. 35 recruit | HighSchool | Arizona State |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2023 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 19Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Arizona State
Composite
0.9832
#35 national
NFL Draft
2024 · Rd 1, Pick 2
#2 overall · Washington
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Jayden Daniels
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Jayden Daniels
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Scenario Explorer
Available for players with a qualifying signature metric (passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, sacks, etc.). The slider projects how a season finishes if the current pace holds.
Why this is a two-channel quarterback case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
The unusual part of Jayden Daniels's case is that the production comes in two channels, not one. For LSU, he has 3,812 passing yards and 40 touchdown passes, but he also adds 1,134 rushing yards and 10 rushing scores. That kind of dual-threat load tends to create a more resilient Heisman case because the offense can tilt the game in multiple ways.
2023 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
QB season snapshot
2023 season snapshot | final
2023 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
High-volume passer | Highly efficient | Vertical threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.
2023 Season · Final
2023 season snapshot | final
Passing Efficiency
CMP
236 89th
ATT
327 84th
CMP%
72.2% 87th
Y/A
11.7 95th
Passing Production
YDS
3,812 99th
TD
40 100th
INT
4 36th
Rushing
CAR
135 93rd
YDS
1,134 100th
YPC
8.4 94th
TD
10 97th
Game Log
Week-by-week box
No per-game rows for this season yet — the table fills in as box scores arrive.
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Arizona State8-4HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy
2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | 236 | 327 | 72.2% | 3,812 | 11.7 | 40 | 4 | 208.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | LSU | 266 | 388 | 68.6% | 2,913 | 7.5 | 17 | 3 | 144.5 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 197 | 301 | 65.4% | 2,380 | 7.9 | 10 | 10 | 136.2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 699 | 1,016 | 68.8% | 9,105 | 9.0 | 67 | 17 | 162.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | 135 | 1,134 | 8.4 | 10 | -- |
| 2022 | LSU | 186 | 885 | 4.8 | 11 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 138 | 710 | 5.1 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 459 | 2,729 | 5.9 | 27 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.
How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Passing yards | 3,812 | #5/382 | 99th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Pass TD | 40 | #2/407 | 100th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completions | 236 | #45/383 | 89th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Completion % | 72.2% | #52/383 | 87th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Passing | Yards / attempt | 11.7 | #22/382 | 95th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 1,134 | #3/408 | 100th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Value | Passing WEPA | +0.35 | #42/200 | 80th pct | Opponent-adjusted passing value | 314 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Role share | 52.4% | #60/428 | 86th pct | Share of team offensevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Attempts | 327 | #67/407 | 84th pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Passing | Interceptions | 4 | #263/407 | 36th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Carries | 135 | #28/408 | 93rd pct | Volumevs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 85 | #2/391 | 100th pct | Metricvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 10 | #14/408 | 97th pct | Scoringvs FBS QB |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 8.4 | #27/407 | 94th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Pass share | 96.1% | #14/428 | 97th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 76.2% | #12/428 | 97th pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 74.8% | #21/428 | 95th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 56.1% | #39/428 | 91st pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 42.8% | #94/428 | 78th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS QB |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 40.9% | #101/428 | 77th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS QB |
| Usage | Rush share | 21.9% | #53/428 | 88th pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS QB |
| Value | Rushing WEPA | +0.54 | #1/140 | 100th pct | Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 104 weighted playsvs FBS QB |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 1 | #69/258 | 74th pct | Turnoversvs FBS QB |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits
Per-game splits
Splits fill in once box scores from at least three games land for this season.
Advanced Savant · QB · 2023
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
55.0%
443 pass / 363 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
6.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Ed Orgeron
LSU
2022era →
Brian Kelly
LSU
2023
Brian Kelly
LSU
Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSan Bernardino, CA
Height6'4"
Weight210 lb
Class4
PositionQB
Jersey5
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLSU
ConferenceSEC
Joined2023
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🏆
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2023)
11 first-team selectors
🏅
POSITION AWARDS
Unitas Golden Arm, Walter Camp, Manning
2023 season
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-SEC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
Heisman Trophy winner
Won the award in 2023. This should always live at the front of the card's trophy case.
1 finalist season
Invited into the official finalist tier in 2023. That belongs in the trophy case, not buried in a table.
12 All-America selections
National selector recognition is one of the strongest non-Heisman signals on a player card and should sit near the top of the showcase.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Heisman votes in 1 season
Even lower-volume award recognition is worth preserving because it marks seasons where a player entered the national conversation.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Walter Camp | position_award | LSU | Walter Camp | winner | QB |
| 2023 | Manning | position_award | LSU | Manning | winner | QB |
| 2023 | Unitas Golden Arm | position_award | LSU | Unitas Golden Arm | winner | QB |
| 2023 | Heisman | position_award | LSU | Heisman | winner | QB |
| 2023 | Davey O'Brien | position_award | LSU | Davey O'Brien | winner | QB |
| 2023 | All-SEC | all_conference | LSU | SEC | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (SI) | all_america | LSU | SI | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (USA Today) | all_america | LSU | USA Today | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (The Athletic) | all_america | LSU | The Athletic | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (PFF) | all_america | LSU | PFF | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (CBS) | all_america | LSU | CBS | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (ESPN) | all_america | LSU | ESPN | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (Athlon) | all_america | LSU | Athlon | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (SN) | all_america | LSU | SN | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (FWAA) | all_america | LSU | FWAA | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (AFCA) | all_america | LSU | AFCA | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (AP) | all_america | LSU | AP | first | QB |
| 2023 | All-America (Consensus) | all_america | LSU | Consensus | -- |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | QB4 | #2 | #2 | 8.2% | 43.7% | Winner | 2029 | W19 snapshot | SEC | Won the trophy |
| 2022 | LSU | QB4 | #19 | #21 | 1.2% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | SEC |
| 2021 | Arizona State | QB4 | #53 | #53 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | Pac-12 |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | LSU | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | San Bernardino, CA |
| 2022 | LSU | SEC | QB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | San Bernardino, CA |
| 2021 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | QB | 4 | No. 5 | 6-4 | 210 lb | San Bernardino, CA |