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Jayden Daniels Injury Update
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Updated · synced from the live injury report
Current status
HEALTHY
No current injury designation
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Jayden Daniels’s current injury designation is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. He logged back-to-back full practices in early October and has carried no designation since.
Daniels dislocated the same left elbow in Week 9 of 2025 against Seattle, an injury that cost him three weeks (NFL.com). On Sept. 28, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Washington would not operate on the elbow or use injured reserve, and that he would return wearing a protective brace.
Fantasy Action: Daniels remains a low-end QB1 with rushing upside. Terry McLaurin’s season is over after a torn patellar tendon and season-ending surgery, confirmed Oct. 20, with Stefon Diggs now Washington’s top receiver — lean on Daniels’s rushing floor rather than his passing ceiling while that room resets.
Injury timeline — 2026
| Sept 20 | Dislocated his left elbow on the last play of the first half at Dallas; did not return (NFL.com). |
| Sept 21 | Imaging taken; no return timeline announced (CBS Sports). |
| Sept 22 | Mariota named the Week 3 starter while Daniels sought specialist opinions (NFL.com). |
| Sept 23 | Did not practice (Commanders.com). |
| Sept 24 | Did not practice for a second straight day (Commanders.com). |
| Sept 28 | Specialists rule out surgery and injured reserve; expected back in about three weeks in a protective brace (NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, via CBS Sports). |
| Sept 29 | Traveling with the team to London and will practice in some capacity this week, per coach Dan Quinn. |
| Oct 1 | Cleared to practice this week but confirmed out for Sunday in London; Marcus Mariota confirmed as the Week 4 starter (ESPN’s Adam Schefter). |
| Oct 6 | Coach Dan Quinn says Daniels is targeting a full practice week, keeping a Week 5 return against the Giants in play (ESPN’s Adam Schefter). |
| Oct 8 | Full practice participant again Thursday; not on Washington’s Week 5 injury report, and backup David Blough calls him a “full go” (ESPN’s John Keim). |
Earlier seasons
| Season | Injury | Games missed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Knee sprain, hamstring, dislocated left elbow | 10 |
Played 7 games in 2025, throwing for 1,262 yards with 8 TDs and 3 INTs (88.1 rating), per StatMuse; he missed 10 games with knee, hamstring and elbow injuries.
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Frequently asked about Jayden Daniels
Is Jayden Daniels injured?
Not anymore. He logged two straight full practices in early October and has carried no injury designation since. He dislocated the same elbow in 2025.
How long will Jayden Daniels be out?
He isn’t out at all — Daniels has carried no injury designation since early October, after back-to-back full practices. Washington never placed him on injured reserve.
Where he ranks this week
No injury designation
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