Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has been named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for September, the league said Thursday.
Daniels completed 87 of 106 attempts for 897 yards and threw three touchdown passes and only one interception. He also added 218 yards on the ground with four rushing touchdowns.
Daniels’ completion percentage of 82.1 is the highest through four games in league history.
Daniels is currently in the NFL’s top 10 in every relevant passing category. He is No. 3 in the league and No. 2 in the NFC in passer rating (107.4).
Daniels’ four rushing touchdowns also lead all quarterbacks, and he trailed only Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in rushing yards by a quarterback during the month.
Daniels became the first player in NFL history to record consecutive games with an 85% or higher completion percentage. He has also orchestrated more scoring drives (23) than incomplete passes thrown (19) through four games.
Daniels becomes the first Washington player to win NFL Rookie of the Month since quarterback Robert Griffin III did so in September and November 2012. The last quarterback to receive the honor was Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud, who won it twice last season in September and November.
The last NFC quarterback to win it was San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy in December 2022.
Daniels is the seventh Washington player to secure the NFL Rookie of the Month honor since the award began in 1996. He joins Griffin, linebacker Ryan Kerrigan (2011), safety Chris Horton (2008), cornerback Fred Smoot (2001), offensive tackle Chris Samuels (2000) and cornerback Champ Bailey (1999) as the other Washington players to earn the distinction.