Rookie Quarterbacks Shine: Daniels, Nix, and Williams Make NFL History in Week 4

Three rookie quarterbacks—Washington’s Jayden Daniels, Denver’s Bo Nix, and Chicago’s Caleb Williams—led their teams to victories in Week 4.

This marks just the third time in NFL history (excluding 1987) that three rookie quarterbacks secured wins in the same week by Week 4 or earlier. The previous instances were in Week 2 of the 2012 season (Andrew Luck, Ryan Tannehill, and Russell Wilson) and Week 3 of the 2016 season (Jacoby Brissett, Dak Prescott, and Carson Wentz).

Williams, who won his NFL debut at home in Week 1, is the first rookie quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to win each of his first two home starts in the common draft era.

Daniels completed 26 of 30 passes (86.7 percent) for 233 yards and a touchdown, earning a 96.3 passer rating, while adding 47 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in Week 4.

In Week 3, Daniels set a single-game rookie record by completing 91.3 percent of his passes (21 of 23 attempts). He is now the first player in NFL history to achieve a completion percentage of 85 percent or higher in consecutive games (minimum 15 attempts per game).

With an 82.1 completion percentage (87 of 106), Daniels surpassed Tom Brady’s record (79.2 percent, 95 of 120, in 2007) for the highest completion percentage in a team’s first four games of a season (minimum 75 attempts).

Daniels also broke Mac Jones’ record for the highest completion percentage (70 percent, 112 of 160) by a player in their first four career games.

Additionally, Daniels is just the second rookie quarterback in NFL history, alongside Dak Prescott (2016), to post a passer rating of 90-or-higher and a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in each of his first four games.

With 218 rushing yards, Daniels joins Robert Griffin III (234 rushing yards) as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to rush for 200 or more yards in their first four career games.

Daniels’ four rushing touchdowns also place him in elite company, joining Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton, and Anthony Richardson as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with four rushing touchdowns in their first four career games.