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Ashton Daniels
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Ashton Daniels (born May 29, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal and Auburn Tigers.
Key Information
Early life and high school
[edit]Daniels attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia.[1] As quarterback for the Buford Wolves, he led his team to three straight state championships.[2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[3]
College career
[edit]Stanford
[edit]Daniels played in 10 games as the team's wildcat quarterback as a true freshman. He became Stanford's starting quarterback in his sophomore year.[4][5] In his first start, he passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii.[6]
Auburn
[edit]On December 16, 2024, Daniels announced he was transferring to Auburn University to play for the Tigers.[7] In week 8, playing Arkansas, he got the starting job after starter Jackson Arnold was benched for throwing a pick six; Auburn then won the game. The next week against Kentucky, in a loss, Daniels had a far worse performance, failing to complete half his passes, and only throwing for 108 yards. However, he redeemed himself against ranked Vanderbilt, passing for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rushing for 89 yards and 2 more touchdowns, though Auburn ended up losing the game. In his final game with Auburn, he led the Tigers to a close loss against Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Florida State
[edit]On January 6, 2026, Daniels committed to transfer to Florida State University as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.[8][9]
He joins the Seminoles' quarterback room for the 2026 season, which includes fellow graduate transfer Dean DeNobile from Lafayette, returning redshirt freshman Kevin Sperry from the 2025 roster, and incoming true freshman Jaden O'Neal from the 2026 recruiting class[10][11][12]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 137.9 | 25 | 156 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Stanford | 12 | 10 | 2–8 | 191 | 325 | 58.8 | 2,247 | 6.9 | 11 | 8 | 123.1 | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Stanford | 11 | 10 | 3–7 | 170 | 271 | 62.7 | 1,700 | 6.3 | 10 | 12 | 118.7 | 148 | 669 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0–3 | 68 | 119 | 57.1 | 797 | 6.7 | 3 | 2 | 118.4 | 63 | 280 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2026 | Florida State | |||||||||||||||
| Career | 37 | 23 | 5–18 | 434 | 721 | 60.2 | 4,783 | 6.6 | 24 | 22 | 120.8 | 345 | 1,397 | 4.0 | 11 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Ray, Matt (August 21, 2021). "Stanford QB Commit Daniels Shines in Season-Opener". SI All-American.
- ^ Swanson, Mike (December 11, 2021). "Ashton Daniels makes it three years in a row making the state championship-winning throw". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Buford quarterback Ashton Daniels commits to Stanford University". North Gwinnett Voice. June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Borba, Kevin (September 2, 2023). "Stanford QB Ashton Daniels shines in debut". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Takase, Kalani. "Daniels guides Stanford to 37–24 win over Hawaii in opener". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ "Stanford Cardinal open Troy Taylor era with win over Hawaii". The Mercury News. Associated Press. September 2, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Auburn adds a second QB from portal by landing Ashton Daniels from Stanford". AP News. December 16, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "Quarterback Ashton Daniels transfers to Florida State football". Tallahassee Democrat. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "QB transfer Ashton Daniels commits to FSU". 247Sports. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "Florida State adds a second transfer portal quarterback commitment in Dean DeNobile". 247Sports. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "FSU Football: QB Dean DeNobile commits to Florida State". USA Today FSU Wire. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ "FSU football lands quarterback late in the NCAA Transfer Portal cycle". Sports Illustrated. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 16, 2026.