Jayden Daniels Fantasy Football Week 8: Stats and Projections vs. Chiefs

Quarterback Jayden Daniels has a matchup against the fourth-ranked pass defense in the league (174.6 yards allowed per game) in Week 8, when his Washington Commanders play the Kansas City Chiefs, Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET.

With Daniels' next game versus the Chiefs, should you consider him for your DFS lineup? See below for more stats and information.

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Jayden Daniels Week 8 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Washington Commanders at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Date: October 27, 2025
• Game Time: 8:15 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 17.0
• Projected Passing Yards: 209.60
• Projected Passing TDs: 1.15
• Projected Rushing Yards: 39.39
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.25

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Daniels Fantasy Performance

• With 96.2 fantasy points in 2025 (19.2 per game), Daniels is the 17th-ranked player at the QB position and 27th among all players.
• Over his last three games, Daniels has generated 56.4 fantasy points (18.8 per game), as he's compiled 598 yards on 46-of-74 passing with five touchdowns and one pick. As a runner, he's tacked on 126 rushing yards on 26 carries with one TD.
• The high point of Daniels' fantasy campaign was a Week 6 performance versus the Chicago Bears, a game when he went off for 52 rushing yards on 10 carries (for 21.6 total fantasy points).
• From a fantasy perspective, Jayden Daniels stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers, throwing for 231 yards and one touchdown with zero interceptions with 39 yards on eight attempts on the ground (17.1 fantasy points).

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Kansas City has conceded over 300 yards passing to just one player this year.
• A total of Four players have thrown for at least one TD against the Chiefs this season.
• A total of two players have thrown for two or more TDs against Kansas City this season.
• The Chiefs have given up at least three passing TDs to just one opposing QB this season.
• Kansas City has not allowed over 100 yards receiving to an opposing player this year.
• The Chiefs have allowed a touchdown reception by six players this year.
• Kansas City has allowed just one player to catch two or more TD passes in a game this year.
• No player has put up over 100 yards rushing in a game versus the Chiefs this year.
• Kansas City has allowed at least one rushing touchdown to five players this year.
• The Chiefs have allowed just one player to score more than one rushing touchdown in a game this year.

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