Jayden Daniels

Jayden Daniels is Washington's QB1, and his fantasy production rests on rushing as much as passing. Through four games in 2026 he has run 25 times for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns, about 53 rushing yards per game at 8.5 yards per carry. The passing side has been steady but not explosive: 75 of 116 (64.7%) for 759 yards and 5 touchdowns, about 190 yards and 1.25 scores per game on roughly 29 attempts.

His 21.4 PPR points per game this season matches his 2024 rate almost exactly. That year he scored 364.8 points over 17 games (21.5 per game) and finished sixth in PPR. In 2025 he played 7 games and averaged 16.8 points per game, with 180 passing yards and 40 rushing yards per game at 4.8 yards per carry. The 2026 version gets there differently than 2024. Passing volume is similar (about 29 attempts per game now, 28 then), but efficiency is lower: 6.5 yards per attempt versus 7.4, and 64.7% completions versus 69.0%. He is also running less often, 6.25 carries per game versus 8.7 in 2024, but gaining far more per carry.

That mix explains the gap between his output and the Clutch Edge projection of 15.7 points per game, which ranks him #222 overall among QB/RB/WR/TE. The model is expecting regression. A 2026 rushing line built on 25 carries at 8.5 yards each, with 2 touchdowns already, is a small sample, and the passing efficiency hasn't yet returned to rookie-year levels. His floor depends on rushing. If the yards per carry cools while the carries stay near six per game, the production starts to look like 2025's 16.8 per game. If the carry count climbs back toward his 2024 rate, the 21-point pace holds up and the projection looks too low.

For season-long managers he has been a strong QB1 this year, scoring at his best per-game rate. For DFS, the case is that his rushing gives him a scoring range beyond what the 15.7 projection suggests. Watch his weekly carry volume and whether his yards per attempt moves back above 7. Those are the two numbers most likely to decide whether he keeps scoring like 2024 or settles closer to the projection.

Written by a language model from the stat lines below. Numbers from Sleeper; the 2026 line is the season in progress.