When the Commanders drafted Jayden Daniels with the second overall pick last April, the hope was that he'd help the team go back to being a contender in the NFC in the years to come. That hope was misguided because it only took a few months for Daniels to change the fortunes of the franchise.

Daniels rarely displays emotions during games. Instead, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn recalled that the most emotional he's seen Daniels is for a teammate, when backup quarterback Marcus Mariota led a game-winning touchdown in their Week 18 game against the Dallas Cowboys.