Career Honors

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 List - Oct. 16, 2023
  • Manning Award Stars of the Week - Oct. 16, 2023
  • 2023 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List
  • Deswarte-Eller Award

As a Sophomore (2023)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 List - Oct. 16
  • Manning Award Stars of the Week - Oct. 16
  • Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List
  • Deswarte-Eller Award
  • Appeared in all 12 games for Stanford, making the first 10 starts of his collegiate career
  • Completed 58.8% of his passes (191-325) for 2,247 yards and 11 touchdowns
  • Finished second on the team in rushing yards with 292, the second most in the Pac-12 by a quarterback, while adding three scores on the ground
  • Five of his passing touchdowns went for 40+ yards
  • Recorded a win in his first collegiate start at Hawai'i, finishing 25-for-36 with his first two career passing touchdowns ... Rushed for 42 yards on 11 carries (Sept. 1)
  • Threw for a career-best 396 yards and four touchdowns in the double overtime victory over Colorado ... Recorded the first four-touchdown game from a Stanford quarterback since Davis Mills against Oregon State on September 28, 2019
  • Threw for 367 yards and a touchdown while adding 81 rushing yards and a pair of scores against No. 5 Washington ... his 448 total yards of offense in that game is the second most in a single game in Stanford history
  • Named the team's Deswarte-Eller Award recipient, given to the team's most outstanding sophomore player

As a Freshman (2022)

  • Appeared in 10 games
  • Ran for 156 yards on 25 rushes and three touchdowns
  • Threw for 39 yards off 5-for-6 (83.3%)
  • Had a breakout game against Washington State (Nov. 5) ... Recorded seven carries for 14 yards and two rushing touchdowns ... Also 2-for-2 passing for 30 yards ... Tied for second-most rushing touchdowns by a QB in a game since 1996 (Josh Nunes had three on Oct. 6, 2012) ... First QB with two rushing touchdowns since Isaiah Sanders did so at UCLA (Dec. 19, 2020) in the final game of the 2020 season

Prior to Stanford

  • Ranked as the No. 71 recruit in Georgia according to PrepStar, No. 83 by ESPN, No. 90 by 247Sports, No. 95 by On3 and No. 97 by Rivals
  • Ranked as the No. 34 pocket passer quarterback in his class by ESPN, and at quarterback is ranked No. 49 by PrepStar, No. 56 by 247Sports and No. 63 by On3
  • Led Buford HS to three state titles in his career
  • Threw the game-winning touchdown pass to lead Buford to its third-consecutive state title as a senior
  • Three-time GHSA 6A State Championship Game MVP 
  • Three-time region champions
  • Two-time Captain’s Award
  • Also lettered in lacrosse
  • All-A Roll
  • Principal’s Honor Roll

Personal

  • Son of Juan and Hadli Daniels
  • Has an older brother, Aubrey, and a younger sister, Braylen
  • Mother played volleyball at Georgia
  • Father played football at Georgia
  • His family has won a combined 11 state championships
  • Intends to major in communication
  • Enjoys golfing, playing video games and spending time with friends and family
  • Born in Atlanta, Ga.
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2022
Quarterback
6-2 / 215 lbs
Ashton Daniels
2024
Quarterback
6-2 / 215 lbs