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.
Nevertheless, another important stat line on his already spectacular resume can solidify his coronation because the league’s greatest first-year participant.
Daniels is simply 79 speeding yards away from breaking the all-time rookie quarterback report, set by former Washington passer Robert Griffin III in 2012 (815 yards).
The No. 2 total choice in April is averaging 49 rushing yards per game in the meanwhile, so if he retains up his present tempo he’ll break the report in Week 18 towards the Dallas Cowboys.
According to CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani, Daniels turned 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 recreation.
Since exiting school, he is made an instantaneous affect on a Washington staff that desperately wanted an instantaneous turnaround — not not like how Griffin did earlier than finally struggling an unlucky damage within the 2012 playoffs.
Hopefully, no such in poor health fortune will befall Daniels however his multitude of speeding makes an attempt this 12 months 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 current type has additionally proven, whereas Washington will certainly rely upon it because it makes a remaining push for the playoffs.
Sitting at 10-5 for the first time since 1991, the staff at present holds the seventh and remaining spot within the NFC playoff picture.
A win towards the Atlanta Falcons (8-7) on “Sunday Night time Soccer” in Week 17 may probably clinch Washington a postseason berth for the first time since the 2020-21 marketing campaign.
