Sometimes, you know greatness early on. Sometimes, it takes time. But when two-time Super Bowl champion QB Ben Roethlisberger took to the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a rookie in 2004, people knew he would be good. And the same could be said about Washington Commanders’ QB Jayden Daniels.
In fact, Daniels did something in 2024 that hadn’t been done since Roethlisberger in 2004. He tied Roethlisberger’s record for most wins in a season as a rookie at 14. His performances certainly caught Roethlisberger’s eyes. So much so that he thinks Daniels was a better rookie than Roethlisberger, who won Rookie of the Year.