#14

Ashton Daniels

QBSenior6' 2", 225 lbsBuford, GA
Florida State Seminoles3-5 · TDC #41
Snap share
97%
6 of 8 started · 499 of 513 snaps
Pass yards
1968
22nd of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
14–11
Yards / att.
9.2
15th of 146 in FBS
Completion
59.3%
114th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.31
44th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

299 plays · +92.1 total EPA · 44th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.31
Passing+0.32
Rushing+0.61
1st down+0.02
2nd down+0.52
3rd down+0.58
Standard downs+0.08
Passing downs+0.74
DanielsQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays57%
Pass plays96%
Run plays25%
1st down51%
2nd down55%
3rd down77%
Standard downs53%
Passing downs69%
DanielsQB average

Advanced

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

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks232—
Success rate40.9%102nd / 181
Explosive pass rate18.4%3rd / 181
Deep-throw rate15.6%51st / 181
Sack rate8.6%159th / 181
Interception rate4.7%—
3rd-down conversion34.4%95th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries71—
Success rate57.7%17th / 332
Explosive run rate15.5%95th / 332
Stuffed at the line9.9%45th / 332
First downs26—
Red-zone carries18—
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
10.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
20%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
8.2
948 yds after the catch
Air yards
895
of 1843 yds on charted throws
Pressured
22%
hurried or sacked · 18 sacks

Where he throws180 throws charted

59% comp10.5 avg. depth8.2 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds14–11 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 12 throws (7%), 12 caught (100%), 101 yds, 8.4 per throw12100% · 101yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 1 caught (17%), 7 yds, 1.2 per throw617% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (4%), 6 caught (86%), 69 yds, 9.9 per throw786% · 69yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 3 caught (50%), 79 yds, 13.2 per throw650% · 79yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 3 caught (60%), 119 yds, 23.8 per throw560% · 119yLeft, 30+ air yards: 8 throws (4%), 4 caught (50%), 177 yds, 22.1 per throw850% · 177yMiddle, Behind air yards: 10 throws (6%), 10 caught (100%), 87 yds, 8.7 per throw10100% · 87yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 29 yds, 4.8 per throw667% · 29yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (9%), 12 caught (71%), 120 yds, 7.1 per throw1771% · 120yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (6%), 7 caught (70%), 117 yds, 11.7 per throw1070% · 117yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 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: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 96 yds, 48.0 per throw2100% · 96yRight, Behind air yards: 20 throws (11%), 16 caught (80%), 210 yds, 10.5 per throw2080% · 210yRight, 0–4 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 9 caught (60%), 51 yds, 3.4 per throw1560% · 51yRight, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (7%), 8 caught (62%), 87 yds, 6.7 per throw1362% · 87yRight, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (5%), 2 caught (22%), 28 yds, 3.1 per throw922% · 28yRight, 15–19 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 1 caught (25%), 27 yds, 6.8 per throw425% · 27yRight, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 4 caught (50%), 114 yds, 14.3 per throw850% · 114yRight, 30+ air yards: 9 throws (5%), 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 direction59 carries

Left
29%
5.4 YPC · 71% succ.
Middle
36%
9.9 YPC · 86% succ.
Right
36%
5.9 YPC · 52% 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#41 · 3-5897%127/214196814–119.240.9%943754.01257.7%
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

6.8 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Virginia (Week 5)2 of 8 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
9ClemsonL 24–365.8213363.635010.62315211.4113
2026 · 8 games6.812721459.319689.21411943754.01281

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions127—
Attempts214—
Completion %59.3%114th / 146
Yards196822nd / 276
Yards / att.9.215th / 146
Touchdowns1432nd / 276
Interceptions11—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries94—
Yards375154th / 1519
Yards / carry4233rd / 312
Touchdowns127th / 683
Long81—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost1—
Recovered0—

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%
Wk 9 · Clemson—626248100%
Season6 GS51349930997%

Position Room

6 QBs on the Florida State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
14Ashton DanielsQBSR21419681411+0.31
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 →