A little rookie-on-rookie banter has turned into an eyebrow-raiser, and Jayden Daniels is the name getting dragged into it.
Ravens rookie Ja’Kobi Lane told Commanders rookie Antonio Williams that he’d rather have Tyler Huntley under center than Daniels, a take that quickly turned into a back-and-forth. Lane didn’t stop at Huntley, either, bringing Lamar Jackson into the mix and saying, “Lamar Jackson, the best in the world, are you crazy? Snoop… 5… I’m taking my 5 over your 5,” using “Snoop” to refer to Ravens backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley.
Williams pushed back immediately. “J.D. 5.”
“No, you’re not,” Williams replied matter-of-factly.
“Yes, I am. I’m taking Tyler Huntley over the Commanders’ quarterback every time.”
The comment lands hard because Huntley’s résumé is what it is: a backup quarterback who has never been a full-time starter, with the Ravens the only team to keep him on an active roster. The Browns and Dolphins both had him on practice squads, but Baltimore is the place where he has stuck.
And if the point was to needle Daniels, it worked.
The comparison that follows only makes the gap look bigger. In Huntley’s 2021 season, the busiest of his career, he played seven games and completed 122 passes for 1,081 yards, with three touchdowns, four interceptions, 18 sacks and a quarterback rating of 76.6.
Daniels’ 2025 line over seven games: 114 completions, 1,262 yards, eight touchdowns, three interceptions, 18 sacks and a quarterback rating of 88.1.
That’s not much of a debate on paper. Daniels produced more yards, more touchdowns, fewer interceptions and a better rating, even while dealing with injury in some of those games.
So yes, Lane is backing his quarterback. That part makes sense.
The part about choosing Huntley over Daniels? That one doesn’t.
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