Yes, it is and LSU’s a little worse, but Daniels and LSU basically does this to everyone. I don’t think I’ve seen too many players regardless of position hit top speed so quickly and smoothly. On top of that, he’s become a better decision maker while passing, makes reads faster, and finds 2nd options/3rd options much better.
Jayden Daniels’s QBR
- PASS: Expected points added on pass attempts with low leverage plays down-weighted.
- RUN: Clutch-weighted expected points added through rushes
- SACK:Expected points added on sacks with low leverage plays down-weighted.
2021: 41st overall; +33.6 PASS, +31.6 RUN, -15.1 SACK (ASU)
2022: 18th overall; +52.6 PASS, +32.6 RUN, -24.5 SACK (LSU)
2023: 1st overall; +75.9 PASS (1st), +40.8 RUN (1st), -13.3 SACK (LSU)
Daniels is the third quarterback going back to 2005 to be first in the country in expected points added via the pass and expected points added via the run (Kyler Murray, Marcus Mariota).
2023 LSU‘s offense is one of the 7 or 8 best offenses of the past 20 years. If LSU even had a mediocre defense, it would be fighting for a CFP berth.