Jayden Daniels

Commanders HC Dan Quinn says Jayden Daniels will start the team’s preseason opener on Saturday against the Jets.

According to Quinn, Daniels has “surpassed” the high expectations he entered camp with, earning the right to sit atop the depth chart to open the preseason. The apparent frontrunner in the “quarterback competition” being run by the Commanders, Daniels, will take the first reps for the team this weekend against a stout Jets defense that ranked 12th in points allowed and third in yards allowed. Daniels is all but a lock to open as the Commanders’ starter in Week 1 when they visit the Buccaneers and has top-10 fantasy upside thanks to elite rushing abilities.