Jayden Daniels' mom begins campaign for Commanders QB's charge in Rookie of the Year contention

Jayden Daniels' mom, Regina Jackson, is campaigning for her son to win Rookie of the Year. The Washington Commanders quarterback is the front-runner to win the award.

Daniels was selected second overall in the 2024 NFL Draft and helped lead the Commanders to the playoffs. Washington also upset the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round so his mom is pushing for her son to win Rookie of the Year.

Quoting NFL's tweet where the nominees were announced, she wrote:

"You know what to do and whom to do it for!"

Daniels is among the six nominees along with Malik Nabers, Bo Nix, Brock Bowers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Bucky Irving.

Daniels closed as a -1200 favorite to win the award which implies a 92.3% chance of winning the award. In his rookie season, Daniels went 331-for-480 for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also rushed for 891 yards and six touchdowns.

In his first NFL playoff game, he threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for 38 yards.

Jayden Daniels 'grateful' for leading Commanders to playoff win

Washington Commanders' rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels helped lead the franchise to its first playoff win since the 2005 season.

Daniels and the Commanders upset the Buccaneers 23-20, and the rookie QB said he's just grateful to be a part of this group and team.

"I don't know, I can't really explain it, obviously I'm grateful to have the opportunity," Daniels told reporters after the game, via NFL.com. "I'm happy for the fanbase and franchise, everything it's been through, to get to this point, so I'm just grateful and happy for everybody, including myself, too."

The Commanders are now set to go on the road to play the Detroit Lions in the divisional round on Saturday, January 18, at 8 p.m. ET.

Entering the game, Lions coach Dan Campbell said Daniels is very dangerous. He also knows stopping the quarterback will be key.

“He is dangerous. He’s dangerous, he poses a major threat. He does not play the position like a rookie quarterback," Dan Campbell said Monday, via SI. "He’s composed, he understands how to progress, he sees the field well, he can buy time with his legs, he’s a dangerous runner, he’s smart, you can tell he understands how to run that offense, what they’re asking him to do, and then he’s got weapons. He’s got weapons around him."

Washington is a 9.5-point underdog on the road against the Lions.