JT Daniels is a former American college football quarterback who began his career as a highly touted recruit from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.[1][2][3] There, he set Orange County records with 12,014 career passing yards and 152 touchdowns over three seasons (2015-2017), completing 68.2% of his passes while leading the Monarchs to a 38-4 record, including a perfect 15-0 CIF state championship season in 2017.[1][2][3][4] A four-time All-American and Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior, Daniels was hailed as one of the most accurate high school quarterbacks ever, with sophomore stats of 74.5% completion for 4,849 yards and 67 TDs, and junior figures of 71.8% for 4,123 yards and 52 TDs.[2][3][6] Daniels enrolled at USC in 2018, starting all 12 games as a true freshman with 2,887 yards, 15 TDs, and 11 INTs (60.7% completion).[2] Injuries limited him thereafter: he transferred to Georgia in 2020, starting the final four games (4-0 record) with 1,231 yards and 10 TDs, earning SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors after a four-TD game vs. Mississippi State; he appeared in six games in 2021 (722 yards, 7 TDs).[1][3] He then moved to West Virginia in 2022, starting several games with notable long TD passes (e.g., 67 yards to Bryce Wheaton).[7] In 2023, Daniels transferred to Rice University, where he threw for over 400 yards twice in a season—401 vs. Houston (Bayou Bucket win) and a career-high 434 at USF—becoming the first Owls QB to achieve multiple 400-yard games.[1] Standing 6-2 and 205 pounds, Daniels was praised for elite accuracy, pocket presence, and intangibles.[5] He retired from football approximately two years ago (around 2024), citing ongoing concussion issues, ending a career marked by frequent transfers and injury challenges across four programs.[7] No recent events are noted as of early 2026.[1-8] (Word count: 298)