Person in history
Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2000 · December 18
- Age this year
- 26No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- American football player. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 26th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jayden Daniels is an American professional football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Daniels played three seasons of college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and two with the LSU Tigers. With LSU in 2023, he won the Heisman Trophy among other awards after leading the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in total yards and setting the single season passer rating record.
Early life
Educated at: Cajon High School, Arizona State University, and Louisiana State University.
Path and career
Awards / honours: AP NFL Rookie of the Year Award, Pro Bowl, PFWA All-Rookie Team, and Heisman Trophy.
Why this date
Jayden Daniels appears on our December 18 calendar for 2000 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2000.
- October 6Fernando de la Rúa
- January 31Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- October 7Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- May 4Ken Livingstone
- September 14Microsoft
Born the same day
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Sources
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“Jayden Daniels”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jayden-daniels, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Jayden Daniels
When was Jayden Daniels born?
December 18 2000.
How old would Jayden Daniels be today?
26 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 18?
Billie Eilish, Simona Quadarella, Alex DeBrincat and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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