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Quarterback drill has Jayden Daniels’ accuracy on display

One QB drill during minicamp had Jayden Daniels showing off his pinpoint accuracy.

New Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels finished his college career completing over 66% of his passes. Keep in mind that Daniels didn’t start one season; he played for five seasons, starting 55 games between Arizona State and LSU.

In his first year at LSU in 2022, Daniels completed 68.6% of his passing attempts. That jumped to 72% in 2023 when Daniels passed for over 3,800 yards with 40 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Daniels wasn’t throwing slants and tunnel screens all the time, either.

So, when it came time for NFL teams and draft analysts to dissect his game, there wasn’t much discussion of his accuracy. Everyone agreed: It was excellent.

On the first day of Washington’s mandatory minicamp, the Commanders ran a drill meant to highlight the quarterback’s accuracy. Daniels did not disappoint.

Check it out, courtesy of NBC in Washington, D.C.

Over the years, quarterbacks who struggled with accuracy in college didn’t magically improve in the NFL. There are rare exceptions. While you can improve your arm strength, you are generally either accurate or you aren’t.

Daniels is accurate. For him, it’s all about avoiding the big hits when he runs.

Analytics rate Kirk Cousins as one of NFL’s most accurate quarterbacks in 2021

There aren’t many more accurate passers than Kirk Cousins

It’s no secret that Kirk Cousins is a divisive quarterback. While he ranks highly in quite a few advanced metrics, there is still a cloud of doubt.

The main reason for that is his career record. Sitting at 59-59-2, Cousins is firmly a .500 quarterback over the entirety of his career and only two games over during his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings.

Warren Sharp dives into a lot of advanced metrics with one of them being what Cousins is best at: accuracy. Comparing him to the rest of the NFL, Sharp had Cousins as the fourth-most accurate quarterback in the NFL.

You can see in the chart that Sharp rated Cousins as accurate on 79% of his passes in 2021, with a very impressive 78% against man coverage, which ranked him second in the NFL.

Accuracy has never been in question with Cousins and will be important for the Vikings taking the next step.