JT Daniels

Georgia Football Pre-Clemson Player Press Conference - JT Daniels

Photo by: AP

Position:
QB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Irvine, Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei
Prev School:
Southern California

UGA Career Highs
* 28 Completions vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* 38 Attempts vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* 4 TD Passes vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* 401 Passing Yards vs. Mississippi State, 2020
* Long Pass of 55 yards vs. Cincinnati, 2021 (2020 season)

2021: Starting QB in three of 15 games...played in six games overall...team’s second-leading passer with 68 completions on 94 attempts, totaling 722 yards and seven TDs...completed 22 of 30 passes 135 yards in season-opening win over #3 Clemson...missed UAB, Arkansas, Auburn and Florida games because of injury...returned to action in reserve role vs. Missouri and completed seven of 11 passes for 82 yards and a TD...started the South Carolina game and completed 23 of 31 passes for 303 yards and three scores...named among 35 collegians as a “player to watch” for the Walter Camp 2021 Player of the Year award...second-team pre-season All-SEC, as voted by the league’s 14 head coaches, as well as by attendees at SEC Media Days.
2020: Georgia's starting QB in the last four games of the season...finished with 80 completions (119 att.), for 1231 yards and 10 TDs...completed 28 of 38 passes for 401 yards and four scores, including TD passes of 48 and 40 yards, in his UGA debut vs. Mississippi State...became the 10th QB in UGA history to have four TD passes in a game...named SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance...also named Maxwell Award Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8...went 26-for-38 for 392 yards and a TD, leading three fourth-quarter scoring drives in Georgia's Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati...tossed a pair of TD passes in win at South Carolina...threw for 299 yards and three TDs in win at #24 Missouri...medically cleared to play just days after the Bulldogs' season opener at Arkansas...participated in pre-season camp.
In 2019 (at USC): Redshirted after season-ending knee injury suffered in third quarter of opener vs. Fresno State...had completed 25 of 34 passes for 215 yards before the injury...named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll for Fall 2019.
In 2018 (at USC): Started at QB in every game in which he played...the second true freshman USC player to start at QB in the season opener (Matt Barkley was the first in 2009)...was 21 of 35 for 282 yards and a 43-yard TD in his debut vs. UNLV...completed 37 (USC record) of 51 passes for 349 yards and 2 TDs vs. Notre Dame...threw for 322 yards (30x48) vs. Texas...threw for a pair of TDs and a 2-point PAT in the second half to help USC overcome a 13-point deficit vs. Washington State...missed the Arizona State game after suffering a concussion the week before vs. Utah.
High School: Mater Dei Catholic HS, coached by Bruce Rollinson...graduated a full year early in order to enroll at USC...In three seasons at Mater Dei, he completed 751 of 1,101 passes (68.2%) for 12,014 yards with 152 TDs…2017 Gatorade National Player of the Year, Max Preps National Player of the Year, National High School Coaches Association Player of the Year, USA Today All-USA first team, PrepStar Dream Team, Orange County Register Fab 15 first team, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Gatorade California Player of the Year, USA Today All-California Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports State Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, Max Preps Junior All-American first team, All-CIF Division 1 Offensive Player of the Year, Los Angeles Times All-Area Player of the Year and Orange County Register All-Orange County Offensive Player of the Year as a junior…completed 262-of-365 passes (71.8%) for 4,123 yards with 52 TDs in 2017, also running for 561 yards on 63 carries (8.9 avg) with 9 TDs…Mater Dei went 15-0 in 2017, won the California CIF Division 1 title and the California State Open Division crown and was named the prep national champions…Max Preps All-American second teamer as a sophomore in 2016, Max Preps Sophomore All-American Player of the Year, Gatorade California Player of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports State Sophomore of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Division 1, Los Angeles Times All-Area Back of the Year, Orange County Register All-Orange County Offensive Player of the Year and All-Trinity League MVP…in 2016, he completed 315-of-423 passes (74.5%) for an Orange County record 4,849 yards with an Orange County record 67 TDs and just 6 interceptions, plus he ran for 37 yards on 25 carries (1.5 avg) with 2 TDs as Mater Dei went 13-1 and was the CIF Division 1 runnerup…as a 9th grader in 2015, he made Max Preps Freshman All-American first team and All-Trinity League first team while completing 174-of-313 passes (55.6%) for 3,042 yards with 33 TDs and just 4 interceptions (he also rushed for 2 scores).
Personal: Full name: JONATHAN TYLER DANIELS...major: Psychology...recipient of the Green-Sands Football Scholarship, as well as the Louis S. Sohn Jr. Football Scholarship.