As Mock’s model suggests, there’s a razor-thin margin between these two MVP candidates, and while the model believes Allen to have been the superior player in 2024, Jackson was named a first-team All-Pro, which all but ensures Jackson will win his third MVP.

The Washington Commanders have a good one in quarterback Jayden Daniels, who shined in the 2024 NFL season's playoffs.

Washington is in the NFC championship game for the first time since 1991 thanks to Jayden Daniels. Here's how his season compares to other rookie QBs.

While the loaded Eagles expectedly lead the way with 12 top NFC playoff performers, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the surprising Commanders showed off their talent across the board as well. Here is our 2025 All-NFC playoff team:  Daniels helped power the Washington Commanders from having the second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to their first NFC Championship game appearance since 1991.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has been at the heart of the Commanders’ remarkable turnaround from cellar dwellers to championship contenders. While he was unable to become the first starting rookie quarterback to reach the Super Bowl,

Jalen Hurts (26) and Jayden Daniels (24) represent the NFL's new era of quarterbacks who have seamlessly taken the baton from Brees and the other great passers from his era.  "It's funny to sit here and say that Mahomes is the crafty veteran of this group,

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No rookie QB has ever lifted his team like Daniels, prompting a cross-sport comparison. Plus, Mahomes and the refs, Lamar's legacy and more.

The Washington Commanders had their season come to an abrupt end to the Eagles in the NFC Championship. Philadelphia star DB CJ Gardner-Johnson took an unnecessary shot at Jayden Daniels after the blowout.

The Washington Commanders were eliminated by the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL playoffs, but Jayden Daniels is just getting started.

Baker Mayfield helped lead Tampa Bay to the NFC playoffs, and it was announced that he's been named to the Pro Bowl to replace Jayden Daniels