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Jersey Number 18
JT Daniels
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Irvine, CA
- High School:
- Mater Dei
Bio
HONORS
2023
Threw for 2,443 yards and a career-high 21 touchdowns in nine games, before missing the last three… His 2,443 yards passing were the second-highest in his career and the most through nine games by an Owl since Tommy Kramer had 2,571 on his way to becoming the first Owl to surpass 3,000 yards in a season (3,317 in 11 games) in 1976 and earning consensus All-American honors… Daniels’ 21 TD passes tied for fourth on the Rice single-season list and are one away from entering the career top ten… Tied his career high with 401 yards while leading the Owls over Houston to capture the Bayou Bucket, then set a new career-best with 434 yards (in three quarters) at USF… Became the first Rice quarterback to throw for over 400 yards twice in a season and matched Chase Clement as the only Rice QB to have two, 400-yard games in their career… He bettered his longest career completion in consecutive games with a 70-yard TD to Kobie Campbell vs. Texas Southern and an 80-yard TD to Dean Connors at USF… First Owl to win AAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Houston (28-42, 401 yards, 3 touchdowns)… Held to one TD pass in the opener at Texas and then threw at least two in each of his last eight games—including two in the first half against SMU before not returning after his injury.
2022
Named to the Johnny Unitas Jr. Golden Arm Award Top 25 List and threw for 2,107 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games (all starts) at West Virginia… Threw at least one touchdown pass in the first nine games, including a season-high three vs. Kansas… Threw for a season-high 355 yards completing 28 of 48 in addition to his three TDs vs. the Jayhawks… Ranked third in the Big 12 and 41st nationally in completions per game (20.00) and completed at least 20 in seven of 10 games with a high of 29 at Texas (48 attempts)… Made his Mountaineer debut at Pitt; completed 23 passes for 214 yards and a pair of TDs and added the first rushing TD of his collegiate career against the Panthers • Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List… 17-12 in his career as a starter
2021
Started three of 14 games and played in six games overall for Georgia as the Bulldogs captured the National Championship… Threw for 722 yards, completing 69 of 94 with seven TD passes… Missed UAB, Arkansas, Auburn, and Florida games because of injury … returned to action in a reserve role vs. Missouri and completed seven of 11 passes for 82 yards and a TD … started the South Carolina game and completed 23 of 31 passes for 303 yards and three scores … Named among 35 collegians as a “player to watch” for the Walter Camp 2021 Player of the Year award … second-team preseason All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days.
2020
Georgia’s starting quarterback in the last four games of the season, winning all four starts … helped lead the Bulldogs to an 8-2 record, including a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati … finished with 80 completions (119 att.), for 1,231 yards and 10 TDs became the 10th quarterback in Georgia history to have four touchdown passes in a game against Mississippi State … SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 for his performance against Mississippi State.
2019
Redshirted at USC after season-ending knee injury suffered in the third quarter of opener vs. Fresno State …. had completed 25-of-34 passes for 215 yards before the injury … named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for fall 2019.
2018
Set career-highs in passing yards (2,672), attempts (363), completions (216), and touchdowns (14) after graduating one year early from Mater Dei Catholic High… Became the second true freshman USC player to start at quarterback for USC in a season opener (Matt Barkley in 2009) when he took the field vs. UNLV… Threw for 282 yards, completing 21 of 35 and one touchdown in his debut … Missed the Arizona State game after suffering a concussion the week before vs. Utah.
Mater Dei HS
2017 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a junior in his final year of high school football … Max Preps National Player of the Year … PrepStar Dream Team … USA Today All-USA First Team … Two-time Gatorade state Player of the Year and two-time Orange County Offensive Player of the Year … Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year … Completed 262 of 365 passes (71.8%) for 4,123 yards and 52 TDs with just four INTs as a senior … His 12,014 career passing yards were an Orange County record, as were his 152 TD passes … Led Mater Dei to a 38-4 record in his three seasons, including a 15-0 mark, the CIF state title, and a final No. 1 national ranking in 2017.
- Team Captain
- Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List
- East-West Shrine Bowl Preseason List
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award nominee
2023
Threw for 2,443 yards and a career-high 21 touchdowns in nine games, before missing the last three… His 2,443 yards passing were the second-highest in his career and the most through nine games by an Owl since Tommy Kramer had 2,571 on his way to becoming the first Owl to surpass 3,000 yards in a season (3,317 in 11 games) in 1976 and earning consensus All-American honors… Daniels’ 21 TD passes tied for fourth on the Rice single-season list and are one away from entering the career top ten… Tied his career high with 401 yards while leading the Owls over Houston to capture the Bayou Bucket, then set a new career-best with 434 yards (in three quarters) at USF… Became the first Rice quarterback to throw for over 400 yards twice in a season and matched Chase Clement as the only Rice QB to have two, 400-yard games in their career… He bettered his longest career completion in consecutive games with a 70-yard TD to Kobie Campbell vs. Texas Southern and an 80-yard TD to Dean Connors at USF… First Owl to win AAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against Houston (28-42, 401 yards, 3 touchdowns)… Held to one TD pass in the opener at Texas and then threw at least two in each of his last eight games—including two in the first half against SMU before not returning after his injury.
2022
Named to the Johnny Unitas Jr. Golden Arm Award Top 25 List and threw for 2,107 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games (all starts) at West Virginia… Threw at least one touchdown pass in the first nine games, including a season-high three vs. Kansas… Threw for a season-high 355 yards completing 28 of 48 in addition to his three TDs vs. the Jayhawks… Ranked third in the Big 12 and 41st nationally in completions per game (20.00) and completed at least 20 in seven of 10 games with a high of 29 at Texas (48 attempts)… Made his Mountaineer debut at Pitt; completed 23 passes for 214 yards and a pair of TDs and added the first rushing TD of his collegiate career against the Panthers • Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List • East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List… 17-12 in his career as a starter
2021
Started three of 14 games and played in six games overall for Georgia as the Bulldogs captured the National Championship… Threw for 722 yards, completing 69 of 94 with seven TD passes… Missed UAB, Arkansas, Auburn, and Florida games because of injury … returned to action in a reserve role vs. Missouri and completed seven of 11 passes for 82 yards and a TD … started the South Carolina game and completed 23 of 31 passes for 303 yards and three scores … Named among 35 collegians as a “player to watch” for the Walter Camp 2021 Player of the Year award … second-team preseason All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days.
2020
Georgia’s starting quarterback in the last four games of the season, winning all four starts … helped lead the Bulldogs to an 8-2 record, including a Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati … finished with 80 completions (119 att.), for 1,231 yards and 10 TDs became the 10th quarterback in Georgia history to have four touchdown passes in a game against Mississippi State … SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 for his performance against Mississippi State.
2019
Redshirted at USC after season-ending knee injury suffered in the third quarter of opener vs. Fresno State …. had completed 25-of-34 passes for 215 yards before the injury … named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for fall 2019.
2018
Set career-highs in passing yards (2,672), attempts (363), completions (216), and touchdowns (14) after graduating one year early from Mater Dei Catholic High… Became the second true freshman USC player to start at quarterback for USC in a season opener (Matt Barkley in 2009) when he took the field vs. UNLV… Threw for 282 yards, completing 21 of 35 and one touchdown in his debut … Missed the Arizona State game after suffering a concussion the week before vs. Utah.
Mater Dei HS
2017 Gatorade National Player of the Year as a junior in his final year of high school football … Max Preps National Player of the Year … PrepStar Dream Team … USA Today All-USA First Team … Two-time Gatorade state Player of the Year and two-time Orange County Offensive Player of the Year … Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year … Completed 262 of 365 passes (71.8%) for 4,123 yards and 52 TDs with just four INTs as a senior … His 12,014 career passing yards were an Orange County record, as were his 152 TD passes … Led Mater Dei to a 38-4 record in his three seasons, including a 15-0 mark, the CIF state title, and a final No. 1 national ranking in 2017.
Career Stats
Passing
Rushing
Passing
| Year | School | GP | G | ATT | COMP | INT | YDS | TDS | EFF | COMP/GM | Y/COMP | PCT | YDS/G |
| 2018-19 | USC | 11 | 11 | 363 | 216 | 10 | 2,672 | 14 | 128.55 | 19.64 | 12.37 | 0.595 | 242.91 |
| 2019-20 | USC | 1 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 215 | 1 | 130.47 | 25 | 8.6 | 0.735 | 215 |
| 2020-21 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 119 | 80 | 2 | 1,231 | 10 | 178.49 | 20 | 15.388 | 0.672 | 307.75 |
| 2021-22 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 94 | 68 | 3 | 722 | 7 | 155.05 | 11.33 | 10.618 | 0.723 | 120.33 |
| 2022-23 | West Virginia | 10 | 10 | 327 | 200 | 9 | 2,107 | 13 | 122.9 | 20 | 10.535 | 0.612 | 210.7 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 937 | 589 | 25 | 6,947 | 45 | 135.65 | 18.41 | 11.795 | 0.629 | 217.09 | |
Rushing
| YEAR | SCHOOL | GP | G | ATT | NET YDS | GAINED | LOST | AVG. | TDS | YDS/GM | LONG |
| 2018-19 | USC | 11 | 11 | 45 | -149 | 54 | 203 | -3.31 | -13.55 | 8 | |
| 2019-20 | USC | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | -6 | 5 | |
| 2020-21 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 10 | -71 | 71 | -7.1 | -17.75 | |||
| 2021-22 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 4 | -18 | 18 | -4.5 | -3 | |||
| 2022-23 | West Virginia | 10 | 10 | 30 | -51 | 67 | 118 | -1.7 | 1 | -5.1 | 22 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 92 | -295 | 129 | 424 | -3.21 | 1 | -9.22 | 22 | |
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Wednesday, March 09
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Saturday, December 04
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Thursday, December 02
