#14

Ashton Daniels

QBSenior6' 2", 225 lbsBuford, GA
Florida State Seminoles3-4 · TDC #35
Snap share
97%
6 of 7 started · 437 of 451 snaps
Pass yards
1618
33rd of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
12–8
Yards / att.
8.9
25th of 142 in FBS
Completion
58.6%
115th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.32
40th of 156 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

254 plays · +81.9 total EPA · 40th of 156 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.32
Passing+0.29
Rushing+0.71
1st down-0.01
2nd down+0.44
3rd down+0.70
Standard downs+0.08
Passing downs+0.75
DanielsQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays56%
Pass plays97%
Run plays24%
1st down49%
2nd down52%
3rd down76%
Standard downs50%
Passing downs70%
DanielsQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks195—
Success rate40.0%110th / 170
Explosive pass rate17.9%6th / 170
Deep-throw rate15.6%42nd / 170
Sack rate8.2%147th / 170
Interception rate3.9%—
3rd-down conversion36.4%77th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries61—
Success rate59.0%17th / 321
Explosive run rate14.8%127th / 321
Stuffed at the line8.2%39th / 321
First downs23—
Red-zone carries15—
Goal-line carries6—

Charting

Where Daniels's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
10.2
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
20%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
8.7
817 yds after the catch
Air yards
676
of 1493 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 14 sacks

Where he throws150 throws charted

59% comp10.2 avg. depth8.7 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds12–8 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 11 throws (7%), 11 caught (100%), 80 yds, 7.3 per throw11100% · 80yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw50% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 4 caught (100%), 59 yds, 14.8 per throw4100% · 59yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 15 yds, 5.0 per throw333% · 15yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 119 yds, 23.8 per throw560% · 119yLeft, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (4%), 2 caught (33%), 90 yds, 15.0 per throw633% · 90yMiddle, Behind air yards: 8 throws (5%), 8 caught (100%), 59 yds, 7.4 per throw8100% · 59yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 4 caught (67%), 29 yds, 4.8 per throw667% · 29yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (9%), 9 caught (69%), 86 yds, 6.6 per throw1369% · 86yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 6 caught (86%), 106 yds, 15.1 per throw786% · 106yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (6%), 7 caught (78%), 189 yds, 21.0 per throw978% · 189yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 29 yds, 14.5 per throw250% · 29yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 44 yds, 44.0 per throw1100% · 44yRight, Behind air yards: 17 throws (11%), 13 caught (76%), 208 yds, 12.2 per throw1776% · 208yRight, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (9%), 7 caught (54%), 45 yds, 3.5 per throw1354% · 45yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (9%), 8 caught (62%), 87 yds, 6.7 per throw1362% · 87yRight, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (5%), 2 caught (29%), 28 yds, 4.0 per throw729% · 28yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (3%), 1 caught (25%), 27 yds, 6.8 per throw425% · 27yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (4%), 3 caught (50%), 86 yds, 14.3 per throw650% · 86yRight, 30+ air yards: 9 throws (6%), 3 caught (33%), 107 yds, 11.9 per throw933% · 107y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction49 carries

Left
27%
6.2 YPC · 77% succ.
Middle
37%
10.2 YPC · 89% succ.
Right
37%
5.8 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Auburn

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Daniels’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.8
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.2
309 yds after the catch
Air yards
327
of 636 yds on charted throws
Pressured
17%
hurried or sacked · 9 sacks

Where he throws109 throws charted

54% comp8.8 avg. depth5.2 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds3–2 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 6 throws (6%), 5 caught (83%), 20 yds, 3.3 per throw683% · 20yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 10 throws (9%), 7 caught (70%), 59 yds, 5.9 per throw1070% · 59yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 9 throws (8%), 3 caught (33%), 25 yds, 2.8 per throw933% · 25yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (8%), 3 caught (33%), 55 yds, 6.1 per throw933% · 55yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 2 caught (67%), 36 yds, 12.0 per throw367% · 36yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (5%), 1 caught (20%), 32 yds, 6.4 per throw520% · 32yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 6 caught (75%), 38 yds, 4.8 per throw875% · 38yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (11%), 9 caught (75%), 131 yds, 10.9 per throw1275% · 131yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (6%), 3 caught (50%), 38 yds, 6.3 per throw650% · 38yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 19 yds, 9.5 per throw250% · 19yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 6 throws (6%), 4 caught (67%), 47 yds, 7.8 per throw667% · 47yRight, 0–4 air yards: 8 throws (7%), 6 caught (75%), 54 yds, 6.8 per throw875% · 54yRight, 5–9 air yards: 16 throws (15%), 9 caught (56%), 68 yds, 4.3 per throw1656% · 68yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 14 yds, 7.0 per throw250% · 14yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction48 carries

Left
23%
9.0 YPC · 82% succ.
Middle
58%
4.8 YPC · 46% succ.
Right
19%
8.3 YPC · 78% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farFlorida State#35 · 3-4797%106/181161812–88.940.0%793544.51159.0%
2025Auburn#40 · 5-7431%68/1197973–26.741.1%632804.4250.0%
2024Stanford#105 · 3-91169%170/271170010–126.342.0%1486694.5348.0%
2023Stanford#113 · 3-91267%191/325224711–86.935.8%1092922.7355.3%
2022Stanford#100 · 3-985%5/6390–06.540.0%251566.2371.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ashton Daniels's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Ashton Daniels's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.0 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Virginia (Week 5)2 of 7 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1New Mexico StateW 34–176.1172763.02027.5118303.8113
1SMUL 24–276.2122352.21255.41016714.4134
3@AlabamaL 36–507.1172958.637713.0231370.526
4Central ArkansasW 34–77.3121866.722412.42133411.3026
5VirginiaW 38–78.3121963.21839.601171368.0581
6@LouisvilleL 20–445.8213756.82095.62113453.5111
7@MiamiL 35–438.1152853.629810.6419313.4114
2026 · 7 games7.010618158.616188.9128793544.51181

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions106—
Attempts181—
Completion %58.6%115th / 142
Yards161833rd / 265
Yards / att.8.925th / 142
Touchdowns1233rd / 265
Interceptions8—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries79—
Yards354112th / 1456
Yards / carry4.5186th / 325
Touchdowns114th / 631
Long81—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · New Mexico State✓ QB666638100%
Wk 1 · SMU—676737100%
Wk 3 · Alabama✓ QB646442100%
Wk 4 · Central Arkansas✓ QB48432190%
Wk 5 · Virginia✓ QB65643698%
Wk 6 · Louisville✓ QB77765099%
Wk 7 · Miami✓ QB64573789%
Season6 GS45143726197%

Position Room

6 QBs on the Florida State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
14Ashton DanielsQBSR1811618128+0.32
9Kevin SperryQBSO52100-0.22
1Malachi MarshallQBJR—————
4Dean DeNobileQBSR—————
12Michael GrantQBSR—————
16Jaden O'NealQBFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Florida State depth chart →