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The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny fantasy football takes on Jayden Daniels
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All The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny insights about Jayden Daniels
NegativeInjurySep 24, 2026
Jaden Daniels went down with an elbow injury, forcing Marcus Mariota to start for the Commanders. Mina Kimes notes she would have been worried for Daniels in the tough Seahawks matchup, though she feels more confident in Mariota's ability to handle it due to his mobility.PositiveMatchupSep 16, 2026
Jaden Daniels' athleticism gives Washington an opportunity to exploit Dallas' edge rusher Malachi Lawrence on zone reads; Lawrence was slow on the take in Week 1, and the Commanders can attack him in the run game with Daniels' mobility.PositiveBreakoutSep 3, 2026
There is an optimistic case that Jaden Daniels could look like a franchise quarterback under new offensive leadership.NegativeUsageAug 25, 2026
Mina Kimes expresses concern regarding the Washington offensive line's ability to support Jayden Daniels, specifically noting that center issues and tight end blocking failures may force the team to abandon under-center play-action schemes and revert to a shotgun-heavy offense by midseason.NegativeProjectionAug 3, 2026
Mina Kimes argues that Jayden Daniels' rookie season cannot be fairly graded due to his limited seven-game sample size and lack of a primary target like Terry McLaurin during those appearances.NegativeInjuryJul 27, 2026
Jaden Daniels had a 16% scramble rate last year, the second-highest in modern NFL history (only Vick in 2003 topped it), which is concerning given his slight frame (appears to weigh around 175 pounds); Mina Kimes does not trust him to stay healthy and worries about his injury risk from excessive scrambling and taking hits.NegativeProjectionJul 1, 2026
Mina Kimes notes that Jaden Daniels felt less accurate last year even when clean and with time, with some of the touch that made his rookie season magical appearing to fade; she hopes this was injury-related rather than a mechanical decline. However, Kimes also emphasizes that Daniels is really good operating pre-snap with quick ball release and accuracy in a set-it-and-forget-it style (similar to Peyton Manning and Joe Burrow), and questions whether he wants or is good at operating with more motion and no-huddle elements.NegativeRoleJul 1, 2026
Daniels is back with the Commanders under a new offensive system under David Lau that will transition from no-huddle, gun-heavy option runs to more under-center, outside-zone looks with multiple tight ends—a dramatic shift that resembles the Lions' approach. This system change should reduce his scrambling and design run workload. Last year Daniels scrambled 16% of the time, the highest rate by a significant margin and higher than his rookie year; while some of that was due to lack of pass catchers, he should scramble less going forward under the new Ben Johnson scheme.PositiveProjectionJun 10, 2026
Daniels was still really good last year and a healthy version of him makes the Commanders offense significantly better.PositiveRoleJun 3, 2026
Daniels will definitely be running a lot in general, and even a down year for him would likely include around 400 rushing yards, providing a strong fantasy floor.PositiveProjectionJun 3, 2026
Daniels is ranked as quarterback three, behind Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, with significant upside due to his rushing ability and superior passing talent compared to Kyler Murray.