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Daniels

QB · WAS vs PHI

Kickoff Sun 8:20 PM ET

Projected points19.3pts

Shough

QB · BYE

Bye

Projected points—

Jayden Daniels or Tyler Shough: Who Should I Start in Week 8?

Start Jayden Daniels.

Highlights

Injuries as of Fri 2:00 PM ET
DanielsStartQB · WAS vs PHIUsually 21.4−2.1pts this week

Helps him

  1. +1.0ptspass TDsHis lines put him at 1.50 passing TDs, above his usual 1.25.
  2. 4.5ptsrushingHis running adds 4.5 points a game, a floor that needs no touchdown pass.
  3. 16.1floorA quiet week still projects to about 16.1 points.

Hurts him

  1. −1.7ptsrush yardsHis lines put him at 36.5 rushing yards, below his usual 53.2.
  2. −0.8ptsrush TDsHis lines put him at 0.36 rushing TDs, below his usual 0.50.

Points are what each line adds to or takes off his usual week.

Stat comparison

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Stat
Scoring
ProjectionDaniels: 19.3Shough: On bye
Rush TD pointsof the projectionDaniels: 2.2Shough: On bye
Rush TDs expectedthis weekDaniels: 0.36Shough: On bye
Projected team pointsDaniels: 23.0Shough: On bye
Goal line carriesper gameDaniels: 0.0Shough: 0.9 (best)
Red zone carriesper gameDaniels: 1.5 (best)Shough: 1.3
Pass attempts / gameDaniels: 29.0Shough: 39.0 (best)
Role
Snap shareDaniels: 89%Shough: 100% (best)
Touch shareDaniels: 13% (best)Shough: 7%
Touches / gameDaniels: 6.3 (best)Shough: 3.4
Yards per attemptDaniels: 6.5 (best)Shough: 6.3
Pass TD rateDaniels: 4%Shough: 5% (best)
Rush yards / gameDaniels: 53.3 (best)Shough: 15.9
Points from rushingDaniels: 39%Shough: 18%
Rushing points / gameDaniels: 8.3 pts / game (best)Shough: 3.3 pts / game
Rushing floorDaniels: 4.5 pts / game (best)Shough: 2.0 pts / game
Designed runs / gameDaniels: 1.0Shough: 1.9 (best)
Scrambles / gameDaniels: 4.8 (best)Shough: 1.3
Dropbacks / gameDaniels: 36.3Shough: 42.4 (best)
Designed runs inside the 10 / gameDaniels: 0.3Shough: 0.9 (best)
Sacks per dropbackDaniels: 7%Shough: 5% (best)
INT rateDaniels: 0% (best)Shough: 2.2%
Pass aDOTDaniels: 8.4Shough: 7.2
High value touches / gameDaniels: 0.3Shough: 0.9 (best)
Goal line carry shareDaniels: 0%Shough: 40% (best)
Red zone touches / gameDaniels: 1.5 (best)Shough: 1.3
Rush success rateDaniels: 52% (best)Shough: 45%
Breakaway rate (20+ yd runs)Daniels: 13.0% (best)Shough: 9.1%
Range
FloorDaniels: 16.1Shough: On bye
CeilingDaniels: 25.9Shough: On bye
Points from TDssteadier when lowerDaniels: 14%Shough: 10%
Big weeks (25+ pts)Daniels: 13%Shough: 14% (best)
Dud weeks (under 12 pts)lower is betterDaniels: 7% (best)Shough: 14%
SteadinessDaniels: Very steady (best)±7.3 ptsShough: Steady±9.2 pts · 7 games
Matchup
Matchup gradevs his positionDaniels: B-2026, 7 gmShough: On bye
Game scriptDaniels: Expected to leadShough: On bye
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterDaniels: 0.4Shough: On bye
Defense funnelDaniels: NeutralShough: On bye
Opp pass yds allowedDaniels: 24th (soft)Shough: On bye
Opp sacks / gameDaniels: 1.1Shough: On bye
Roof / surfaceDaniels: OpengrassShough: On bye
Rest / scheduleDaniels: Off a byeShough: On bye
Opp paceDaniels: 27th (slow)Shough: On bye
Opp pressure rateDaniels: 16%31st (soft)Shough: On bye
Pressure facedDaniels: 22%Shough: 21% (best)
Opp rush yds allowedDaniels: 27th (soft)Shough: On bye
Opp stuff rateDaniels: 15%22nd (soft)Shough: On bye
Opp yards per carry allowedDaniels: 4.317th (average)Shough: On bye
Opp deep targets allowed / gameDaniels: 3.715th (average)Shough: On bye
Opp catch rate allowedDaniels: 64%7th (tough)Shough: On bye
Form
Last 3 avgDaniels: 22.7 (best)Shough: 13.5
Last 5 avgDaniels: 21.4 (best)Shough: 16.1
vs seasonDaniels: +1.3 (best)Shough: −4.5 (Cooling)
Yards per carryDaniels: 8.5 (best)Shough: 4.6
Carries / gameDaniels: 6.3 (best)Shough: 3.4
Pass volume trendDaniels: RisingShough: Rising
Games since injuryDaniels: 2Shough: None recently
Crowd
Started in leaguesDaniels: 79%Shough: On bye
Nuvela position ranklower is betterDaniels: QB4Shough: On bye
Yards linepassingDaniels: 199.5Shough: On bye

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