Jayden Daniels

Daniels is the QB6 in fantasy points per game, which is all thanks to his legs, as his passing metrics are not great. Among quarterbacks, he is first in rushing attempts per game, second in rushing yards per game, and first in rushing touchdowns. Daniels has had a 5.2 and 4.7 aDOT in his first two games, with check-down rates of 16.7% and 6.9%. This is a brutal matchup for Daniels through the air as Cincy has allowed the fourth-lowest yards per attempt and the 12th-lowest passer rating and CPOE. Look for Daniels to be running often against a defense that is fifth in pressure rate.

Jayden Daniels completed 23-of-29 passes for 226 yards in the Commanders' 21-18 win over the Giants on Sunday. He also ran for 44 yards on 10 attempts.

Fantasy Impact

Daniels had the second most rushing yards and attempts for Washington on Sunday. He disappointed in the passing game for fantasy. He was accurate and accumulated a decent amount of yardage but the Commanders' offense failed to score any touchdowns, hurting Daniels' upside along with the rest of the team. Given his rushing upside, it will be hard to bench him going forward and he should be just fine for fantasy.