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Daniel Jones Indianapolis Colts · #17

Quarterback · 6' 5", 230 lbs · Charlotte, NC · Age 29

Daniel Jones is a Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 6th overall, 2019. In 2026 he passed for 754 yards with 3 touchdowns against 4 interceptions.

QuarterbackDrafted 6th overall8-yr veteran
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Season avg754 pass yds · 3 td · 4 int
Career avg18,437 pass yds · 92 td · 59 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
754yds
3td
4int
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Scouting report

Daniel Jones — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Daniel Jones is a Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 6th overall, 2019. In 2026 he passed for 754 yards with 3 touchdowns against 4 inter
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Passing
C+
Efficiency
C-
Scoring
B-
Passing volume
Strong · offense
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Efficiency
Solid · offense
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C+
Scoring
Solid · offense
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B-
Accuracy
Strong · offense
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D
Ball security
Average · offense
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Act II

Where Daniel Jones stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #731 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
609Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Daniel Jones — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Passing
754 YDS
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C
Efficiency
73.9 RTG
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
3 TD
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F
Ball security
4 INT
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The engine

How the model sees Daniel Jones

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
1650
pass yds
712–2589
9
td
2–15
5
int
4–7
83.6
rating
73.1–94.1
8
games
4–12
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the pass yds line vs last season
Last season 754 → projected 1650 pass yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+1001.7
Age curve
-105.3
Net vs last season+896.3 pass yds
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 10 / 13 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Daniel Jones career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGCmp%YdsTDINTRate
20191361.93,027241287.7
20201462.52,943111080.4
20211164.32,42810784.8
20221667.23,20515592.5
2023667.59092670.5
20241063.32,0708779.4
20251368.03,101198100.2
2026 in progress · 4 games463.67543473.9
Career8718,4379259
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
62off index
99def index
+27net
75%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #102 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Daniel Jones

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-05-27

The beginning

Daniel Jones is a Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 8th NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 6th overall, 2019 as a Quarterback.

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Daniel Jones is an Indianapolis Colts quarterback, drafted 6th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has thrown for 18,437 yards and 92 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he passed for 754 yards with 3 touchdowns and a 73.9 rating in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 5"
Weight
230 lbs
Draft
6th overall, 2019
Born
Charlotte, NC
Age
29
Jersey
#17
Background

Daniel Jones is from Charlotte, NC and is 29 years old. He was drafted 6th overall, 2019 and plays quarterback at 6' 5", 230 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has thrown for 18,437 yards and 92 touchdowns. Jones is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Daniel Jones is a multi-year starting quarterback who has thrown for 18,437 yards and 92 touchdowns across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Passing production18,437 career passing yards with 92 touchdowns and 59 interceptions.
Best seasonThrew for 3,205 yards and 15 TDs in 2022.
Ball securityA 1.6:1 career touchdown-to-interception ratio.
First-round pedigree6th overall, 2019.
Durability87 career games played.
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FAQ

Daniel Jones — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Daniel Jones, answered.

What position does Daniel Jones play?
Daniel Jones is a Quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.
When was Daniel Jones drafted?
Daniel Jones was drafted 6th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Daniel Jones played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Daniel Jones's career stats?
He has thrown for 18,437 yards and 92 touchdowns.
Daniel Jones career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
QB1
listed starter
Snap share
100%
of offensive snaps
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00
Listed as the starter (QB1) on the current depth chartEvery-down role (100% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BAL
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
47
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
45
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BALW2 @ KCW3 vs HOUW4 @ WASW5 @ PITW6 vs TENW7 @ MINW8 @ JAXW9 vs DALW10 vs MIAW11 @ HOUW12 vs NYGW13 · BYEW14 @ PHIW15 @ TENW16 vs CINW17 @ CLEW18 vs JAX

Each week grades Daniel Jones's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2019
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Fibula2025 Wk13 · Fibula2025 Wk12 · Fibula2023 Wk9 · Neck2023 Wk8 · Neck (Out)2023 Wk7 · Neck (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Daniel Jones head-to-head

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