Ashton Daniels
American football player (born 2004)
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Ashton Daniels (born May 29, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal and Auburn Tigers.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| No. 14 – Florida State Seminoles | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | May 29, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Buford (Buford, Georgia) |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Daniels attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia.[1] As quarterback for the Buford Wolves, he led his team to three straight state championships.[2] He committed to Stanford University to play college football.[3]
College career
Stanford
Daniels played in 10 games as the team's wildcat quarterback as a true freshman. He became Stanford's starting quarterback in his sophomore year.[4][5] In his first start, he passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii.[6]
Auburn
On December 16, 2024, Daniels announced he was transferring to Auburn University to play for the Tigers.[7] In week 8, playing Arkansas, he got the starting job after starter Jackson Arnold was benched for throwing a pick six; Auburn then won the game. The next week against Kentucky, in a loss, Daniels had a far worse performance, failing to complete half his passes, and only throwing for 108 yards. However, he redeemed himself against ranked Vanderbilt, passing for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rushing for 89 yards and 2 more touchdowns, though Auburn ended up losing the game. In his final game with Auburn, he led the Tigers to a close loss against Alabama in the Iron Bowl.
Florida State
On January 6, 2026, Daniels committed to transfer to Florida State University as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.[8][9]
He joins the Seminoles' quarterback room for the 2026 season, which includes fellow graduate transfer Dean DeNobile from Lafayette, returning redshirt freshman Kevin Sperry from the 2025 roster, and incoming true freshman Jaden O'Neal from the 2026 recruiting class[10][11][12]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 137.9 | 25 | 156 | 6.2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Stanford | 12 | 10 | 2–8 | 191 | 325 | 58.8 | 2,247 | 6.9 | 11 | 8 | 123.1 | 109 | 292 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 2024 | Stanford | 11 | 10 | 3–7 | 170 | 271 | 62.7 | 1,700 | 6.3 | 10 | 12 | 118.7 | 148 | 669 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0–3 | 68 | 119 | 57.1 | 797 | 6.7 | 3 | 2 | 118.4 | 63 | 280 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2026 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1–0 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 202 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 130.6 | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 24 | 6–18 | 451 | 748 | 60.3 | 4,985 | 6.7 | 25 | 23 | 121.2 | 354 | 1,431 | 4.0 | 12 | |