Daniel Jones Might Remain a Top-10 Quarterback
Don't look now, but none other than Daniel Jones is a top-10 quarterback in standard-scoring leagues.Has he done it through massive touchdown totals? Nope; his six passing scores rank 21st among quarterbacks.
It must be large passing yardage totals, right? That's not it; he ranks 23rd in passing yards (1,223) -- just behind Tua Tagovailoa, who missed two and a half games with an injury.
It's coming from his legs since the New York Giants have clearly given Danny Dimes the green light to improvise with a rush whenever he feels it is necessary.
At 343 rushing yards, Jones ranks third behind only Lamar Jackson and Justin Fields this year. His three rushing touchdowns are third among all quarterbacks as well. In fact, compare Jalen Hurts and Daniel Jones' numbers through Week 7. The only difference between the two right now is a few passing yards and three more rushing touchdowns for Hurts.
That's about as surprising a stat as you will find through the first third of the NFL season. However, we need to start moving beyond this being surprising to understanding that it is intentional. Daniel Jones ranks fourth among all quarterbacks in red-zone rush attempts (11). He is tied with Josh Allen and is ahead of Lamar Jackson. He is also third in rushes inside the 5-yard and 10-yard lines.
As interesting as all of that is, this is the most mind-blowing stat: among all quarterbacks with at least 10 rush attempts this season, no other player at the position has a higher yards per rush than Jones (5.9). He is helping his fantasy managers -- and his actual team -- win games with his legs.
