Buccaneers Add 10,000-Yard All-Big 12 QB as New Baker Mayfield Backup
Summary
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels as a backup for starter Baker Mayfield. Daniels has strong college experience, throwing for over 9,000 yards and rushing for more than 1,400 yards during his career.Key Facts
- Baker Mayfield is the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- The team needed a backup after losing Teddy Bridgewater to the Detroit Lions.
- The Buccaneers already have Jake Browning and Connor Bazelak as backups.
- Jalon Daniels, a former Kansas quarterback, has signed with the Buccaneers.
- Daniels has six years of college experience.
- He passed for 9,282 yards and 67 touchdowns in college.
- Daniels also rushed for 1,451 yards and 23 touchdowns.
- His best college season was in 2026, with 2,531 passing yards and 22 touchdowns.
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