When Darth Vader and his former mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, squared off in the original Star Wars film, A New Hope, in 1977, little did we know it was the first of three times we’d get to see the two square off, followed by showdowns in Revenge of the Sith (2005) and the Obi-Wan Kenobi streaming series on Disney+ (2022).
Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels — the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft — might be chasing that kind of epic rivalry in his career when he faces Baltimore Ravens quarterback and two-time NFL Most Valuable Player Lamar Jackson in the future.
In a TikTok released by the EA Sports’ Madden NFL account and reposted on X, Daniels is asked which NFL quarterback he’s looking forward to playing against the most.
“I want to play against Lamar Jackson,” Daniels said. “For sure. Lamar Jackson. That’s going to be a big one.”
Daniels will get his chance to do so in 2024 — the Commanders will play the Ravens on the road as part of their 2024 regular-season schedule.
Daniels-Jackson Comparisons Easy to See
The comparisons between Daniels and Jackson aren’t hard to come by.
Both players won the Heisman Trophy — Daniels in 2023 and Jackson in 2016 — and both did so as dual-threat quarterbacks who threw for over 3,500 yards and rushed for over 1,100 yards in their Heisman-winning seasons.
