The Chicago Bears selected Caleb Williams over Jayden Daniels with the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft - but perhaps the faltering NFC North franchise should have taken the LSU quarterback

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is having the GOAT rookie season in NFL history, and here are three reasons why.

ATLANTA — Mike Denbrock coached quarterback Jayden Daniels at LSU, so his stellar rookie season has not surprised the Tigers’ former offensive coordinator. Daniels, the likely NFL rookie of the year, led the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1991 season with a win Saturday over the Detroit Lions.

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has emerged as one of the standout players in the NFL playoffs, a performance he confidently predicted long before his career began.

Washington Commanders rookie CB Mike Sainristil had 2 intercceptions in an NFC playoff upset of the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions.

Jayden Daniels was terrific for the Commanders, defeating the Buccaneers on the road in his first playoff game.

Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye on top of the rookie quarterback class, while Caleb Williams is falling behind the pack.

Dan Quinn downplayed Jayden Daniels’ leg soreness ... as the second pick in the draft a decade ago. The 31-year-old showed again that he can still play football pretty well, too, completing ...

The rookie QB has made an impression on some of the team's most respected players of the past and restored hope to a starved franchise.

Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.