The NFL.com’s Nick Shook named his 2025 All-Under-25 Team and Jayden Daniels was at the top of the list. The cutoff date for eligibility was September 4th – the day the new season kicks off.
The list consisted of 12 offensive players (one flex spot) and 11 defenders.
Here is the excerpt on Daniels:
Because he played five seasons of college football, Daniels entered the NFL last season with a ton of on-field experience under his belt — and at a relatively advanced age. So he will only get one year to occupy this spot, before he turns 25 in December. When it comes to young NFL quarterbacks, though, he was an easy choice after running away with the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and inspiring a remarkable turnaround by a team that had been directionless for far too long. Daniels revived a dormant fanbase in just one season, posting an excellent (especially for a rookie) season-long stat line: 3,568 passing yards, 25 passing TDs, nine interceptions, 891 rushing yards and six rushing scores. He also quickly became the face of a franchise that desperately needed one. And he did all of that in just one season.
Somehow it seems like a back-handed compliment doesn’t it?
Did he mention the five years of college first, to devalue the accomplishments, because it feels like it. Was it an editing oversight in an effort to minimize excerpts on each player?
Here is the EXACT same excerpt with just three minor changes – I removed the word “because,” removed the word “though” (as it didn’t seem to work after removing “because”), and moved the college blurb. Then he placed the college blurb after the information about Daniels’ 2024 season.
When it comes to young NFL quarterbacks, he was an easy choice after running away with the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and inspiring a remarkable turnaround by a team that had been directionless for far too long. Daniels revived a dormant fanbase in just one season, posting an excellent (especially for a rookie) season-long stat line: 3,568 passing yards, 25 passing TDs, nine interceptions, 891 rushing yards and six rushing scores. He also quickly became the face of a franchise that desperately needed one. And he did all of that in just one season. Because he played five seasons of college football, Daniels entered the NFL last season with a ton of on-field experience under his belt — and at a relatively advanced age. So he will only get one year to occupy this spot, before he turns 25 in December.
It’s a whole different vibe right? Just saying.
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Here are the 23 players Shook chose for his All-Under-25 Team:
Offense: Jayden Daniels, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, Puka Nacua, Brian Thomas Jr., Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers, Penei Sewell, Charles Cross, Tyler Smith, Peter Skoronski, Zach Frazier
Defense: Jared Verse, Will Anderson Jr., Jalen Carter, T’Vondre Sweat, Nakobe Dean, Edgerrin Cooper, Derek Stingley Jr., Trent McDuffie, Kerby Joseph, Kyle Hamilton, Brian Branch
Read about all of them at Nick’s All-Under-25 team.
