JT Daniels
JT Daniels
Pushes it downfield on every look. JT Daniels has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. In 2021 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-SEC. The receipt: 432 pass yds, 3 pass TD against South Florida — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Rice, 5,262 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-SEC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Bloomgren.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-SEC
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rice | 181 | 287 | 63.1% | 2,443 | 8.5 | 21 | 7 | 153.8 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 201 | 328 | 61.3% | 2,097 | 6.4 | 13 | 9 | 122.6 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | USC | 68 | 94 | 72.3% | 722 | 7.7 | 7 | 3 | 155.1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 450 | 709 | 63.5% | 5,262 | 7.4 | 41 | 19 | 139.5 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rice | 25 | -65 | -2.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 30 | -51 | -1.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | USC | 4 | -18 | -4.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | -134 | -2.3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 59–7
vs Texas Southern
255 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.0
Dominant 52-point win at home against Texas Southern.
How he plays
Play style
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Vertical Passer
Elite arm talent, pushing downfield. Completion rate is the variable.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Ben Bryant’s 2022 season.
Matches Ben on
Differs from Ben on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2023+238%
Up 238% from first season to most-recent.