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

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will take on the team with last year's eighth-ranked pass defense, the New York Giants (210.6 yards allowed per game), in Week 1 -- kicking off at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

For more info on Daniels, if you're considering him for your DFS roster, check out this article prior to his upcoming matchup versus the Giants.

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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: 19.0
• Projected Passing Yards: 218.76
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.62
• Projected Rushing Yards: 33.86
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.32

Projections provided by numberFire

Daniels 2024 Fantasy Performance

• Daniels accumulated 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 season.
• In another good fantasy showing last season, Daniels finished with 31.8 points -- 24-of-36 (66.7%), 227 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 16 carries, 127 yards in Week 17 versus the Atlanta Falcons.
• In his worst game of the season -- Week 18 against the Dallas Cowboys -- Daniels finished with 4.2 fantasy points. His stat line was: 6-of-12 (50%), 38 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs; 4 carries, 27 yards.
• In his second-worst fantasy performance of the year, Daniels finished with 5.2 points -- 2-of-2 (100%), 6 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs; 3 carries, 50 yards. That was in Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers.

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Giants Defensive Performance

• Against New York last season, one player registered more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• 13 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a game against the Giants last year.
• Through the air last season, New York allowed at least two touchdown passes to seven opposing QBs.
• Last season, the Giants allowed just one player to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Through the air, New York allowed over 100 receiving yards to just two players last season.
• Against the Giants last season, 20 players caught a TD pass.
• Against New York last year, three players hauled in more than one touchdown pass in a game.
• In terms of run D, the Giants allowed six players to put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game last season.
• On the ground, New York allowed 15 players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• On the ground, the Giants allowed only three players to score at least two rushing touchdowns against them last year.

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