Jalon Daniels
QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
This is how QBs have played against the Chargers in the 2026 season.
| Wk | Team | Player | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ARI | Jacoby Brissett | 27 | 37 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 16.5 |
| 2 |  LV | Kirk Cousins | 19 | 29 | 253 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 |
| 3 |  BUF | Josh Allen | 16 | 26 | 204 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 4 |  SEA | Sam Darnold | 13 | 22 | 168 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 5 |  DEN | Bo Nix | 16 | 27 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 6 |  KC | Patrick Mahomes | 23 | 30 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 8 |  LA | Matthew Stafford | 17 | 25 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Average | 18.7 | 28.0 | 207.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 13.5 | ||
| Median | 17.0 | 27.0 | 204.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | ||
| High | 27 | 37 | 277 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 20.2 | ||
| Low | 13 | 22 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Jalon Daniels should do vs the ChargersSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Chargers, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Jalon Daniels has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Chargers opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Jalon Daniels will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Chargers avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Jalon Daniels's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Jalon Daniels usually produces.
Projected is Jalon Daniels's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Chargers were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Cmp | Att | PaYd | PaTD | INT | Car | RuYd | RuTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | MIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | -1.1 |
| 4 | GB | 19 | 27 | 148 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 11.4 |
| 5 | DAL | 19 | 25 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 6 | PIT | 22 | 43 | 164 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 11.2 |
| Daniels avg | 15.0 | 24.5 | 125.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 31.5 | 0.0 | 8.8 | |
| Chargers QB1 avg | 18.7 | 28.0 | 207.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 13.5 | |
| Difference | +3.7 | +3.5 | +82.5 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -21.6 | +0.3 | +4.6 | |
| Projected as QB1 | 13.1 | 21.4 | 109.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 8.6 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Daniels averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
Start / Sit · Jalon DanielsGood confidence · 8.6 proj pts1/10 start
- Jalon Daniels averages 8.8 PPR points over 4 games (recent-weighted 9.8) and has played as the team's QB1.
- The Chargers have allowed 13.5 points to QB1s over 7 games (-18% vs league). The model applies 70% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a -13% adjustment.
- Projection: 8.6 points.
- For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 19.1 and a top-tier one about 23.8.
- A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreJalon Daniels vs the Chargers
Prediction for Jalon Daniels
Nobody knows which slot Jalon Daniels will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Chargers.
I predict about 8.6 points for Jalon Daniels if playing as a QB1. Jalon Daniels has averaged 8.8 over 4 games, and the Chargers have given up 13.5 to QB1s (-18% vs the league average of 16.5).
How this projection is built
1. The player. Jalon Daniels scored: Wk 3 -1.1, Wk 4 11.4, Wk 5 13.9, Wk 6 11.2. Average 8.8; weighted toward recent games it is 9.8.
2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Chargers allowed 13.5 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.5, so that is -18%.
3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a -13% adjustment (x0.87).
4. Result. 9.8 x 0.87 = 8.6. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.
It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.
Chance to score
Type a point total to see how likely Jalon Daniels is to reach it as a QB1.
Why this percentage?
The projection (8.6) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.2 points, leaning on Jalon Daniels's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).
Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 9.
With only 4 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- QB1s have averaged 207.7 passing yards, 1.1 passing TDs and 9.9 rushing yards against the Chargers across 7 games.
- The Chargers allow 13.5 PPR points to QB1s, -18% versus the league average of 16.5 (ranked 26 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a tough matchup.
- 3 of 7 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 7.9 to 20.2 (median 13.3).
- Every QB1 in the sample cleared 120 passing yards.
- QB1s scored a touchdown in 6 of 7 games (86%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.