Jayden Daniels Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Giants

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders will face the New York Giants -- whose passing defense was ranked eighth in the NFL last year (210.6 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

Thinking about Daniels for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game against the Giants? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Jayden Daniels Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Washington Commanders vs. New York Giants
• Game Date: September 7, 2025
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 19.2
• Projected Passing Yards: 229.57
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.59
• Projected Rushing Yards: 33.64
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.31

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Daniels 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Daniels picked up 34.4 fantasy points -- 24-of-39 (61.5%), 258 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs; 9 carries, 81 yards -- in Week 16 versus the Philadelphia Eagles, which was his best game last year.
• In his second-best game of the season, Daniels accumulated 31.8 fantasy points -- 24-of-36 (66.7%), 227 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 16 carries, 127 yards -- in Week 17 against the Atlanta Falcons.
• Daniels ended up with 4.2 fantasy points -- 6-of-12 (50%), 38 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs; 4 carries, 27 yards -- in his worst game last season. That was in Week 18 versus the Dallas Cowboys.
• His second-lowest fantasy point total -- 5.2 -- was in Week 7 versus the Carolina Panthers, when Daniels put together this stat line: 2-of-2 (100%), 6 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs; 3 carries, 50 yards.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Against New York last year, one player recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 13 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Giants last season.
• Against New York last season, seven players threw for two or more touchdowns in a game.
• In the passing game, the Giants surrendered three or more passing touchdowns to only one opposing quarterback last year.
• New York allowed just two players pile up over 100 receiving yards in a game last season.
• Against the Giants last season, 20 players hauled in a TD pass.
• Against New York last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In the ground game, six players recorded more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Giants last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 15 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• The Giants allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only three players last year.

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