How Jayden Daniels and the Commanders plays turn Madden into College Football 25
By Brian Allen
Cam Taylor-Britt of the Cincinnati Bengals accused the Washington Commanders of running a college offense, then proceeded to get torched by that offense on Monday Night Football. Unless you're a Bengals fan, you love to see it.
If you love EA Sports return to the college ranks, (and who doesn't?), the Washington Commanders and their exciting new quarterback have a lot to offer you. With former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury in the mix as their offensive coordinator, it does have the feel of college football. Unlike Taylor-Britt, I do not mean that as an insult.
We have to start with the electric quarterback Jayden Daniels. He's currently a 75 overall, which will be updated really soon at the rate he's torching the league. He has 90 speed, 91 acceleration and 91 agility, numbers more in line with a running back than a QB.
Two of my favorite plays to use with his skillset are Speed Option out of the Gun Split Slot Offset playbook and QB Draw out of Gun Empty Base. With his speed and acceleration, sometimes even QB spies get left in the dust. Remember once he's past the line of scrimmage, he's a runner. That means he has access to all the ball carrier moves I talked about in this article.
UNLV's offense has been a revelation in college football, and the Commanders playbook in Madden 25 uses some of its concepts. The playbook Go Go Slot Open is pulled directly from coordinator Brennan Marion's offense.
The "Go Go" offense features two running backs and a mobile quarterback, which according to Marion allows you to run "every play that's ever been created in football." UNLV, and now the Commanders' offense, can burn you with triple option plays for 200 yards on the ground. Once you've sold out to stop the run, then they start bombing you for long touchdowns through the air.
Your Madden 25 opponents likely won't have seen anything quite like the Commanders offense, because the NFL hasn't either.