Florida State has made it official with Ashton Daniels, who has previously played for Stanford and Auburn, with the transfer quarterback signing with the Seminoles on Thursday.
Daniels is 6-foot-2, 220
pounds and played his prep ball in Buford, Georgia. He signed with the Stanford Cardinal out of high school and spent his first three seasons in Palm Alto, playing in 33 total games. He threw for 3986 yards on a 60.8% completion rate with 21 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. He also ran for 1117 yards and nine touchdowns in his three seasons with the Cardinal.
Daniels then transferred to Auburn for the 2025 season but was beaten out by Jackson Arnold for the starting role. He ended up replacing Arnold toward the end of October and threw for 797 yards on a 57.1% completion rate with three touchdowns and two interceptions. He ran for another 280 yards and two touchdowns on the Plains. He managed to preserve his redshirt, only appearing in four games in 2025.
Daniels has one year of eligibility remaining. He bonded with FSU offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn on his visit and will now compete to lead the Seminoles in 2026. He is a legitimate threat as a runner but his accuracy throwing the football and his decision-making will need to improve drastically if he is to find success in Tallahassee.
From Daniels’ bio:
Played 37 career games with 23 starts over four seasons at Auburn and Stanford…has thrown for 4,783 yards and 24 touchdowns and added 1,397 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns in career…passed for 797 yards and three touchdowns in four games at Auburn in 2025…ran 63 times for 280 yards and two touchdowns…started against Kentucky, No. 15 Vanderbilt and No. 10 Alabama…accounted for career-high 442 yards of total offense at Vanderbilt, most for Auburn quarterback since 2014 and third-most in program history…353 passing yards vs. Commodores was most for Tigers quarterback since 2017…recorded season-high 108 rushing yards along with 259 passing yards and one touchdown vs. Alabama…led Auburn to comeback win over Arkansas in team debut…served as team captain against Vanderbilt and Alabama…started 10 of 11 games played at Stanford in 2024…completed 62.7 percent of passes for 1,700 yards and 10 touchdowns and contributed 669 rushing yards with three touchdowns…named ACC Quarterback of the Week after win over Louisville…had three 100-yard rushing games for Cardinal in 2024, including career-high 145 at NC State…added 120 rushing yards vs. TCU and 101 at San Jose State…made 10 starts over 12 games at Stanford in 2023, with career-high 2,247 passing yards and 11 touchdowns to go along with 292 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns…two-time Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 honoree and Manning Award Star of the Week…authored career day in win at Colorado with 396 passing yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions…passed for 367 yards and one touchdown against Washington…completed five of six passes for 39 yards over 10 games as true freshman in 2022…added 156 rushing yards on 25 attempts with three rushing touchdowns…led Buford High to three consecutive state championships and earned game MVP all three times…graduated from Stanford in June 2025 with degree in science, technology and society.
