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Commanders’ Jayden Daniels breaks Robert Griffin III’s NFL rookie QB rushing record | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

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Commanders’ Jayden Daniels breaks Robert Griffin III’s NFL rookie QB rushing record | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

LANDOVER, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 29: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders drops back to pass in the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at Northwest Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels surpassed Robert Griffin III for the most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback during the team’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

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Jayden Daniels passed RGIII for the YDS with the most rushes by a rookie QB 🔥
Particularly. 💎 pic.twitter.com/vgMBvIquHm

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QB Jayden Daniels (820) passed Robert Griffin III (815) for the most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.

The record-setting moment came on a seven-yard run with 9:21 left in the fourth quarter, bringing Daniels to 820 total rushing yards. In 2012, former Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III set the previous mark with 815 rushing yards during his NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign.

Griffin III also led Washington to the NFC East Division title, leading the team to a 9-6 record while completing 65.6 percent of his passes.

Additionally, Daniels passed Kirk Cousins ​​to record the second-most combined passing and rushing yards by a quarterback in a single season with 4,281, according to the Commanders. Cousins ​​had previously ranked second with 4,272 combined yards in 2017.

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QB Jayden Daniels has registered 4,281 combined yards (passing and rushing), passing Kirk Cousins ​​(4,272 in 2017) to become No. 2 in franchise history for most combined yards by a quarterback in a single season the franchise history.

Before the season, Daniels expressed his ambition to join some of the league’s elite rushing quarterbacks, such as Lamar Jackson and former No. 1 pick Michael Vick, according to CBS Sports. Bryan DeArdo.

An even higher goal – he wants to surpass them.

“(Vick) was first, but I think Lamar has him now,” Daniels told DeArdo before the draft. “I’m in the league now so I’m trying to get past them.”

In his final season at LSU, Daniels ran for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns, becoming the first FBS player to rush for at least 200 yards and throw for 350 yards in the same game, according to DeArdo. It’s no surprise he’s taken the NFL by storm.

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