Jalon Daniels

Daniels signed with Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent, placing him at the bottom of a 4-QB depth chart behind Baker Mayfield, Jake Browning, and Connor Bazelak. UDFA QBs face roughly a 10-15% chance of making the 53-man roster.

Baker Mayfield is entrenched as Tampa Bay's starter with Jake Browning locked in as the backup. Daniels has no realistic path to snaps barring a catastrophic injury scenario to both ahead of him.

Daniels suffered multiple significant injuries at Kansas including back and shoulder issues across his six-year college career, a red flag for NFL teams already skeptical of his durability at the pro level.

Going undrafted signals that no team valued Daniels enough to spend even a seventh-round pick on him, reflecting NFL-wide concerns about his size (6'0"), mechanics, and injury history.

Scouting reports flag inconsistent accuracy and occasional poor decision-making, the core reasons he went undrafted despite elite college production and arm talent.

OC Zac Robinson named Daniels the biggest standout among all Buccaneers UDFAs after rookie minicamp, and local reporting suggests he could spark a QB3 competition during OTAs.

Daniels posted 1,445 rushing yards and 23 rushing TDs at Kansas alongside 9,282 passing yards, giving him a legitimate dual-threat profile that could appeal to teams running mobile-QB schemes in the future.

If Daniels lands on Tampa Bay's practice squad, he gains NFL development time under coaching. A strong preseason could attract PS interest from other teams running QB-friendly schemes.