Jayden Daniels roots for his fellow rookie quarterbacks

Fans may root against the other rookie QBs, but not Jayden Daniels.

There is a lot of debate amongst NFL fans about which rookie quarterback is the best from the class of 2024. Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is the leading contender for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, with Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos right behind him.

The No. 1 overall pick, Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears), has struggled this season but has still shown positive signs. Michael Penix Jr. (Atlanta Falcons) will make his second start this week, while Drake Maye (New England Patriots) has looked like a superstar in the making at times.

Each fan base has been vocal that their guy is the best rookie quarterback. Some analysts flip-flop about the quarterbacks weekly, using their platform for engagement based on which rookie passer had the best game that week.

As for Daniels, he’s not rooting against anyone in his draft class. In fact, he wants his fellow rookie quarterbacks to be the best class of all time.

“Man, I mean, I’m excited for everybody in our draft class,” Daniels told Chris Simms of NBC Sports ahead of Sunday night’s game between the Commanders and Falcons. “I think my draft class was kind of, like, super tight-knit, I mean, especially off the quarterbacks.”

Simms then asked Daniels how he got along with the other rookie quarterbacks off the field.

“For sure, yeah, I mean I keep up with all those guys and how they’re playing. I mean, I’m obviously playing Mike (Penix) this week. And I talk to Mike. We always checking in with each other. I keep up with what Bo’s (Nix) doing. He’s doing a phenomenal job. Caleb over there doing his thing. You got Drake over there doing his thing. So, it’s been awesome to see those guys kind of flourish in their different situations, and, you know, and still go out there and play with confidence, play football, and have fun with it.”

Daniels then discussed how he trained with Penix ahead of the draft, building their relationship, and praised Penix’s arm strength, accuracy, and ability to always throw a spiral.

So, while fans may fight amongst themselves on social media, these guys are all rooting for each other. Sunday’s game against the Falcons will be the second game Daniels has played against a fellow rookie quarterback this season. Daniels and Washington defeated Williams and the Bears in the “Hail Mary” game back in Week 8.