It didn’t take long for Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels to take the NFL world by storm. After having the greatest rookie season of all time, Daniels fittingly won Offensive Rookie of the Year by a huge margin. Daniels was named OROY at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.
Daniels received 49 of 50 first-place votes with the final first-place vote going to Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers. Bowers re-wrote the rookie record books for a tight end.
Jayden Daniels 49-1-0-0-0: 495
Brock Bowers 1-32-11-5-1: 214
Bo Nix 0-15-21-7-1: 153
Brian Thomas 0-2-8-15-18: 82
Malik Nabers 0-0-4-13-13: 51
Bucky Irving 0-0-1-8-12: 31
Drake Maye 0-0-3-0-0: 9
Joe Alt 0-0-2-0-2: 8
Ladd McConkey 0-0-0-2-1: 5
Caleb Williams 0-0-0-0-2: 2
The most surprising part of the OROY voting was Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams finishing dead last with only two points. Williams was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft and had a loaded offensive roster. Nevertheless, it was Daniels and his poise and confidence that helped him lead the Commanders to a 12-5 record and the playoffs.
Daniels finished the season with 4,459 yards of offense including 891 rushing yards. Daniels also had 31 total touchdowns.
