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Jalon Daniels bested veteran Jake Browning to start the season as Baker Mayfield's backup. Daniels took advantage of Browning's back injury early in camp to get long auditions during the team's preseason games. Daniels directed the drives that produced 30 of the team's 33 preseason points.
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Daniels won backup job over Browling with preseason poise and production.
Daniels bested veteran Jake Browning to secure the backup QB role behind Baker Mayfield after taking advantage of Browning's back injury in camp. He directed drives producing 30 of Tampa Bay's 33 preseason points and led back-to-back come-from-behind preseason victories, including three consecutive scoring drives against Kansas City. Head coach Todd Bowles cited his poise and daily improvement as the deciding factors: "It wasn't so much the plays he made. It was the poise he showed. The learning got better every week and day by day, and basically he beat [Browning] out." Daniels completed 62% of passes with 67 TDs and 31 INTs over six collegiate seasons at Kansas, rushed for 400+ yards in three seasons including his last two, and scored 23 rushing TDs. Matt Waldman described him as having "a big arm with good velocity" and capable of picking up chunk plays on the ground.
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