Ashton Daniels

Ashton Daniels (born May 29, 2004) is an American college football quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Stanford Cardinal and Auburn Tigers.

Early life Daniels attended Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. As quarterback for the Buford Wolves, he led his team to three straight state championships. He committed to Stanford University to play college football.

College career Stanford

Daniels played in 10 games as the team's wildcat quarterback as a true freshman. He became Stanford's starting quarterback in his sophomore year. In his first start, he passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns against Hawaii.

Auburn

On December 16, 2024, Daniels announced he was transferring to Auburn University to play for the Tigers. In week 8, playing Arkansas, he got the starting job after starter Jackson Arnold was benched for throwing a pick six; Auburn then won the game. The next week against Kentucky, in a loss, Daniels had a far worse performance, failing to complete half his passes, and only throwing for 108 yards. However, he redeemed himself against ranked Vanderbilt, passing for 353 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rushing for 89 yards and 2 more touchdowns, though Auburn ended up losing the game. In his final game with Auburn, he led the Tigers to a close loss against Alabama in the Iron Bowl.

Florida State On January 6, 2026, Daniels committed to transfer to Florida State University as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.

He joins the Seminoles' quarterback room for the 2026 season, which includes fellow graduate transfer Dean DeNobile from Lafayette, returning redshirt freshman Kevin Sperry from the 2025 roster, and incoming true freshman Jaden O'Neal from the 2026 recruiting class

Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing 2022 Stanford 10 0 — 5 6 83.3 39 6.5 0 0 137.9 25 156 6.2 3 2023 Stanford 12 10 2–8 191 325 58.8 2,247 6.9 11 8 123.1 109 292 2.7 3 2024 Stanford 11 10 3–7 170 271 62.7 1,700 6.3 10 12 118.7 148 669 4.5 3 2025 Auburn 4 3 0–3 68 119 57.1 797 6.7 3 2 118.4 63 280 4.4 2 2026 Florida State 1 1 1–0 17 27 63.0 202 7.5 1 1 130.6 8 30 3.8 1 Career 38 24 6–18 451 748 60.3 4,985 6.7 25 23 121.2 354 1,431 4.0 12