Zach Wilson (279 dropbacks), Mitchell Trubisky (195), Taylor Heinecke (292), and Sam Darnold (162) all had more 20+ yard passes than Jones despite dropping back about half as often or even less. Jones dropped back to pass 571 times last season. If that’s not bad enough, look at some of the people ahead of him.34 in the NFL in passes of at least 20 yards last season (the last column in the table), with only 23 in 16 games. Here are the 2022 NFL rankings in number of passes thrown at least 20 yards, the standard for explosive passing plays (if the pass is completed), from Pro Football Focus: Data from Pro Football Focusįorgive the big table, but I want to use it to make two points: One thing he was not, however, was a creator of explosive passing plays. Most importantly, he was 9-6-1 in the regular season, leading his team to a playoff berth and having maybe his finest game as a pro in his first playoff game. He was in the top 10 in QBR and almost in the top 10 in expected points added. He had career highs in passing yards, completion percentage, yards per attempt, passer rating, QBR, rushing yards and TDs, game winning drives, and fourth quarter comebacks. In many respects 2022 was Daniel Jones’ finest season as a pro.
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