Quarterback Jayden Daniels was preparing for the NFL draft this time last year. Now, he’s on the doorstep of the Super Bowl. The No. 2 overall pick has taken a Washington Commanders team that finished 4-13 last season to the franchise’s first NFC Championship Game since its 1991-92 Super Bowl campaign.

Daniels, the dual-threat dynamo behind the Washington Commanders ’ rapid turnaround, and Nix, whose steady playmaking turned the Denver Broncos into one of the league’s biggest surprises, are only the fourth pair of rookie quarterbacks to make the playoffs in the same season after serving as full-time starters.