Daniel joins the Redskins as a quarterback prospect. He was one of college football’s most accomplished quarterbacks the last four years, throwing for more than 12,500 yards and 101 touchdowns for the Tigers. He was a Heisman Trophy finalist following the 2007 season.
How Acquired: Signed with the Redskins as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2009
Pro:
Daniels is expected to compete for playing time in his rookie campaign
Led the Tigers to a combined 30-11 record over his three years as a starter, including the first two Big 12 North Division championships in school history (2007 and 2008)
Completed 1,094-of-1,609 career passing attempts (68.0 percent) for 12,515 yards with 101 touchdowns and 41 interceptions with a passer rating of 149.0
Added 970 career rushing yards on 364 carries (2.7 avg.) and 10 touchdowns
Amassed 13,485 yards of total offense in his collegiate career--a new school record (Brad Smith, 13,088)
Became the first quarterback in school history to record three-straight 3,000-yard seasons
Accounted for a school record 111 career touchdowns (101 passing, 10 rushing)
Established single-season career highs in completions (385), passing yards (4,335), touchdowns (39), completion percentage (72.9 percent) and passer rating (159.4) as a senior
Named a Team Captain as a senior
Had 39 touchdown passes in his senior season (2008), breaking his own school record of (33) set as a junior
Ranked fourth in the Big 12 and sixth nationally in total offense (329.7 yards per game)
As a senior, completed 385-of-528 passing attempts (72.9 percent) for 4,335 yards and 39 touchdowns and 18 interceptions with a passer rating 159.4
As a senior, threw for 300 or more yards in a single game in eight contests and also added a pair of games in which he passed for more than 400 yards (vs. Nevada and vs. Buffalo)
Led the Tigers to a comeback win to claim a 30-23 overtime victory in the Alamo Bowl against Northwestern after he threw the game-winning TD pass to WR Jeremy Maclin
Named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after he completed 36-of-43 passes (83.7 percent) for 439 yards (third most single-game total in Tigers’ history) and two touchdown passes against Buffalo
Matched his own school record with five touchdown passes against Colorado (fourth career five-touchdown game)
As a junior, helped lead Missouri to a record 12 wins, the school’s first-ever Big 12 Conference North Division championship, a New Year’s Day bowl win for the first time since 1966, a No. 11 ranking in the Associated Press poll for the first time since 1960 and a school-best final Associated Press ranking of No. 4
Became Tigers’ first player to be a finalist for the Heisman Trophy (finished fourth overall)
Passed for a then-school record of 4,306 yards and 33 TDs, with a passer rating 147.9
Ranked seventh in the NCAA in total offense (325.64 ypg) and was 15th in pass efficiency, while leading the offense to a final NCAA ranking of 5th in total offense (490.29 ypg)
Completed 40-of-49 passes (81.6 percent) for 361 yards and three touchdowns en route to leading the Tigers to a 36-28 win against Kansas in the Big 12 North title game
Passed for more than 300 yards in eight games in 2007
Set a Big 12 record with 254 consecutive passes without an interception (just 17 passes shy of the NCAA record)
As a sophomore, shattered then-school single-season records for passing yards (3,527 and passing touchdowns (28) in his first year as a starter
Ranked fifth in the NCAA (300.5 ypg), the highest a Tiger has rated in that category since 1942
Finished with a season pass efficiency rating (145.06) ranked 22nd in the NCAA and fourth in school history
Saw action in 10 games as freshman
Completed 38-of-66 for 347 yards and one touchdown and two interceptions; rushed 39 times for 57 yards and one TD
Earned an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship as part of being named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awardee
As part of Missouri’s esteemed School of Business, he received a chance in spring of 2008 to visit legendary businessman Warren Buffett in Omaha, Nebraska, along with select Missouri business students; also personally met Buffett and now trades e-mails with his new friend on occasion
Named the 2004 EA Sports National High School Player of the Year
Led his Southlake Carroll team to a perfect 16-0 record in 2004 and a Class 5A state championship, in addition to a No. 1 national ranking and mythical national championship by numerous publications, including USA Today and Student Sports Magazine
Was part of another state championship squad that went 16-0, and was quarterback on the freshman team in 2001 that went 9-1 for a four-year record at Southlake of 56-2, including 47-1 on the varsity
Two-year varsity quarterback stats included 11,252 total yards and 127 touchdowns, as he completed 529-of-811 passes for 8,298 yards and 91 touchdowns and added 2,954 rushing yards and 39 touchdowns
Was a two-time state Class 5A player of the year, winning the award in each of his last two years
More honors include: EA Sports First-Team All-American (multipurpose) in 2004; Parade All-American in 2004; First-Team all-state in 2003 and 2004; First-Team all-district and all-area in 2003 and 2004,Won Second-Team all-district honors as a wide receiver in 2002
