Jalon Daniels is a Dual-Threat QB for Kansas. Jalon's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 365 plays — a developing rate for the QB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the QB mean. Model correlation r≈0.46 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs QB peers
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used QBs by play share.
- ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
- ▸4 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.43 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.84 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Fresno State (SP+ 2).
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsFresno State | W31-7 | 1.8 | 18/20 | 176 | 3 | 0 | 87.6 | 47 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 1 | vsWagner | W46-7 | — | 18/25 | 280 | 4 | 1 | 80.7 | 18 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 2 | @Missouri | L31-42 | 14.4 | 18/30 | 223 | 2 | 1 | 66.3 | 17 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 4 | vsWest Virginia | W41-10 | -6.8 | 12/24 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 91.9 | 69 | 0 | 0.50 |
| 5 | vsCincinnati | L34-37 | 4.5 | 19/28 | 445 | 4 | 0 | 59.4 | 55 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 6 | @UCF | W27-20 | -1.2 | 18/26 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 7 | @Texas Tech | L17-42 | 27.6 | 27/33 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 72.5 | -13 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 9 | vsKansas State | L17-42 | 7.0 | 17/35 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 41.3 | 44 | 1 | — |
| 10 | vsOklahoma State | W38-21 | -15.1 | 13/19 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 85.4 | 28 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 11 | @Arizona | L20-24 | 12.0 | 15/29 | 199 | 1 | 0 | 57.4 | 74 | 1 | 0.26 |
| 13 | @Iowa State | L14-38 | 9.9 | 13/23 | 154 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 25 | 0 | -0.11 |
| 14 | vsUtah | L21-31 | 22.2 | 10/27 | 187 | 1 | 3 | 34.3 | 34 | 1 | 0.00 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.35
- Passing downs
- 0.36
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.38 / 0.33
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.