FSU football lands Auburn transfer quarterback Ashton Daniels
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Florida State football has landed a commitment from Auburn transfer quarterback Ashton Daniels.
The Seminoles have been active in the transfer portal in search of a quarterback to replace Tommy Castellanos, and have had multiple signal callers on campus. Daniels visited on the same day that ex-Florida quarterback DJ Lagway did, while the pair both followed UNLV transfer Anthony Colandrea, who visited on Sunday.
Daniels will have one year of eligibility remaining after spending three years at Stanford and one season at Auburn. The Buford, Georgia, product spent the 2025 season mostly in a backup role to Jackson Arnold, but he started three of the Tigers’ last four games of the season.
He went 68-for-119 passing with 797 yards and three passing touchdowns while adding 280 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his four appearances.
He had back-to-back standout games to close the season, passing for 353 yards and a pair of touchdowns while rushing for 89 yards and two scores in an overtime loss to Vanderbilt. He followed that up by throwing for 259 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for 108 in a loss to Alabama.
He’s thrown for 4,783 career yards, tossing 24 touchdowns alongside 22 interceptions. His best season came in 2023 at Stanford, throwing for 2,247 yards with 11 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Daniels is a capable runner and has 1,401 career rushing yards, with a single-season best 669 yards in 2024, his final year at Stanford. Daniels has rushed for 11 touchdowns in his career. His ability to scramble and create with his legs will make him a stylistic fit for the Gus Malzahn offense.
With Duce Robinson, Micahi Danzy and Lawayne McCoy, there are multiple weapons for Daniels to target in the Seminoles’ pass game. Daniels can also be a threat in option runs, with Texas transfer running back Quintrevion Winser joining Ousmane Kromah and Samuel Singleton in the FSU running back room.
FSU football transfer portal commitments
This area will be updated when information is available
- Ashton Daniels, QB -3 star – committed Jan. 5
- Caleb Bowers, long snapper – 3 star – committed Jan. 5
- Quintrevion Wisner, RB, Texas – 4 star- committed Jan. 5
- Nehemiah Chandler, DB, South Alabama – 3 star- committed Jan. 3
Liam Rooney covers Florida State athletics for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at LRooney@gannett.com or on Twitter @__liamrooney.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Quarterback Ashton Daniels transfers to Florida State football
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