Commanders finalise 2024 draft signings with Jayden Daniels, Ben Sinnott, and Brandon Coleman.
The Washington Commanders have officially signed quarterback Jayden Daniels, tight end Ben Sinnott, and offensive tackle Brandon Coleman to rookie contracts.
Following these signings, the Commanders’ entire 2024 draft class is currently under contract.
Daniels has started 55 games (29 at Arizona State and 26 at LSU), with 12,749 passing yards, 89 passing touchdowns, 3,307 running yards, and 34 rushing touchdowns. He is the only player in FBS history to have 12,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards.
Daniels earned the 2023 Heisman Trophy, becoming LSU’s third Heisman winner after Joe Burrow (2019) and Billy Cannon (1959).
Daniels was selected National Player of the Year by the Associated Press and Sporting News, as well as by Walter Camp in 2023.
Daniels won the Davey O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm trophies in 2023, as well as Consensus All-American and First-Team All-American honours from the Associated Press, FWAA, AFCA, and Sporting News.
Dainels and Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M, 2012) are the only players in SEC history to pass for 3,500 yards and dash for 1,000 yards in a single season. He joined Joe Burrow (63), Tim Tebow (55), Cam Newton (51), and Bryce Young (50) as the only five SEC players to surpass 50 total touchdowns.
In his final season at LSU, Daniels led the nation in total offence (412.2), points responsible for each game (25.2), passer rating (208.0), yards per pass attempt (11.7), rushing yards by a quarterback (1,134), and yards per play (10.71). His passing rating of 208.0 is the greatest in FBS history.
Daniels ranks second all-time at LSU in total touchdowns (79), third in overall offence (8,744), passing touchdowns (57), and fourth in passing yards (6,725). He now owns the LSU record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a career and season (1,134 in 2023).
Sinnott appeared in 38 games with 28 starts for the Kansas State Wildcats over three seasons (2021-23), with 82 receptions for 1,138 yards and ten touchdowns.
The former Wildcat concluded his career with ten receiving touchdowns, the most by a Kansas State tight end in programme history. He is third among Kansas State tight ends in receptions (82) and fourth in receiving yards (1,138).
In 2023, he was named All-Big 12 First Team by both the league’s coaches and the Associated Press.
Sinnott, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, attended Columbus Catholic High School and was chosen to the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association all-state team in three positions: tight end, wide receiver, and defensive end. He also lettered in baseball, golf, tennis, track, and hockey.
Coleman played 41 games for TCU from 2020 to 2023. In his senior year, he was chosen Team Captain and made 11 starts, seven at left tackle and four at left guard, allowing only one sack in 723 snaps.
Coleman received an invitation to the 2024 Senior Bowl and was selected Second-Team All-Big 12, Honourable Mention Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year, and Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 in 2023. His junior year, he started all 15 games as left tackle, giving him starts in 23 of the last 24 games dating back to 2021. Coleman finished third on the TCU offence with 1,036 snaps played.
Coleman was born in Denton, Texas, and graduated from Denton High School before attending Trinity Valley Community College in Athens. Coleman was born in Virginia, but spent the majority of his youth in Berlin, Germany until returning to the United States in 2016.
