Ashton Daniels
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 69th · Production percentile: 29th
He's mentioned more than 69% of qualified QBs this season, but his production sits in just the 29th percentile — a gap of 40 points between volume and tape.
Also worth knowing:
Ashton Daniels
Extends plays with his feet until something opens up. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-ACC. The receipt on tape: 353 pass yds, 89 rush yds against Vanderbilt, Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Cadillac Williams → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-ACC
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Auburn
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Quarterback · Auburn
Returning around him
- 22% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 5 Auburn players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (38 in / 39 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Auburn · Last season: 5-7 (AP #22) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #31
DNA match
Player DNA
Scrambler
Makes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ashton Daniels’s 2023 season.
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Differs from Ashton on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Mark Gronowski’s path through Iowa.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Aveon Smith's senior season at Miami (OH) (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Ashton Daniels
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #146
Peaked at #146 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2022–2025+1944%
Up 1944% from first season to most-recent.