10 Things Jayden Daniels Can’t Live Without

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American football quarterback Jayden Daniels joins GQ to reveal his 10 Essentials. The Washington Commanders QB breaks down his daily essentials: from his PlayStation (“Call of Duty: MW2 is my favorite game”) to his Rolex (“it’s one-of-one”). Watch the full episode of GQ’s 10 Essentials, as Jayden Daniels reveals 10 things he can’t live without.  ----------  Director: Jeremy Clowney Director of Photography: Joshua Bagnall Editor: Paul Tael Talent: Jayden Daniels Producer: Ben Matheny Senior Producer: Lizzy Halberstadt Creative Producer: Kristen DeVore Line Producer: Jen Santos Production Manager: James Pipitone Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes Talent Booker: Paige Keffer Camera Operator: Marc Clancy Gaffer: Art Villasenor Audio Engineer: Morgan Orion Production Assistant: Cristina Pando Hair &amp; Make-Up: Glynn Renee Post Production Supervisor: Jess Dunn Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow

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00:00What's good, GQ?

00:01It's Jayden Daniels, and it's 10 things I can't live without.

00:13Aquaphor, I need this everywhere I go.

00:15You know, you got all different types of travel kits.

00:17Never know, don't want my lips to be chapped.

00:20You know, might need to put some on my hands, you know, hands feeling dry.

00:24Man, I keep it on me, for real.

00:25I mean, being at the East Coast for the first year, man, it gets cold out there.

00:29So, you know, I never want to be ashy.

00:31You know, I don't want people to shake my hands and say,

00:33your hands are dry or rough.

00:34Like, man, I got to keep my hands good at all times,

00:37keep my skin looking right.

00:39I got to put some on my hands just to feel good.

00:41I don't like my hands to feel dry.

00:42I don't know, it's just like a little superstition type of thing.

00:45I put this on at night.

00:47When I first wake up, put it on the face.

00:49Like I said, man, I really keep it on me.

00:51Like, even got the travel side.

00:53So, you know, never go nowhere without it.

00:59Controller, I've been playing games since I was a kid.

01:03You know, I'm a P5 type of guy.

01:05I already know about the Xbox and all that, but P5 type of guy.

01:09Nah, I was an Xbox at one point.

01:11And then I got to the P3 wave.

01:12And then from there, you know, we moved forward P4, P5.

01:16Nah, I just can't go back to Xbox.

01:18But man, I'm always playing the game, man.

01:19Every time I get some downtime, get away from football,

01:22I get on there, play with my friends, play different type of games.

01:25You know, kind of just my getaway, you know, the gamer world.

01:28Bro, it's too many good games.

01:29All right, five, I'll go Madden.

01:32Any type of Madden, you know, it just depends.

01:35Number four, I'll get more specific.

01:362K16, that was like the glory days, 2K.

01:40We'll go number three, I got to go Prime Fortnite.

01:43You know, back in 2017, 2018 days, man, you know,

01:47it was on the game all day, Fortnite, Tilted Towers, all that.

01:49Number two, we'll go NCAA.

01:52You got NCAA 14, you got the new NCAA, but NCAA, and I'll go number one.

01:57MW2, man, Nuketown.

01:59Search and Destroy, favorite mode, man.

02:01We was on the game all the time as a youngin', you know,

02:04staying up, pulling all-nighters for sure.

02:10Beats headphones, we got a little partnership with them,

02:12but man, I keep these everywhere.

02:14You know, I'm always listening to music,

02:16whether it's on the Beats, feel the speaker.

02:18You know, I'm walking around, maybe before the games,

02:21you know, I always got these on.

02:23When I was at college, you know,

02:24I used to walk around campus with this on,

02:26but I'm always listening to music, man.

02:28It's just a way to get away.

02:29I don't really got to talk to many people,

02:31I mean, just vibe, so that's what I'm on.

02:33If I want to get in that mode, like peripheral,

02:36I got Youngboy on, Baby, some Future, stuff like that.

02:42Kendrick Lamar, shout out to Kendrick.

02:44And then I could also listen to some R&B,

02:46like some chill, you know,

02:47because I'm more of a cool, calm guy.

02:49So, you know, listen to some R&B,

02:51you can go early 90s, 2000s, you can go now, new R&B.

02:55So man, I'm kind of listening to everything

02:57inside these headphones, for sure.

02:58So my next essential is, obviously, man, football.

03:03And then, you know, got the basketball.

03:05So basketball, you know, was actually my first love.

03:08And then I realized that everybody is like 6'8 in the NBA.

03:13So I was like, man, I think I got a better chance with football.

03:16But basketball is still part of my routine every game day.

03:19I know there's clips out there, there's pictures of me,

03:21you know, I'm shooting the basketball before the game.

03:23And everybody asks me, like, why I do that?

03:24But, you know, I just love the game so much.

03:26And there's certain movements, man, you know,

03:28keep the same thing as far as football with the basketball,

03:31man, I'm shooting the basketball pregame and everything.

03:34But no, I don't think that NFL players can cleanly transition

03:37to the NBA and dominate.

03:40But I do think there's a couple of people in the league that could,

03:42you know, get a buck or two in the NBA.

03:44But this right here, obviously, it's the money maker.

03:48It's my baby right here.

03:50You know, I got the NFL ball, you know,

03:52throw that out on game days, throwing this throughout the year.

03:55Man, this is where it is right here.

04:00Got Celsius hydration, always keeping me hydrated throughout the day.

04:03You know, I'm just walking around,

04:05just really just open up a pack, pour it in some water real quick.

04:08You know, make sure I'm staying hydrated for the day.

04:09You know, I got long days, practice, all that.

04:11And I got to be right for the game.

04:13Let me cook something up real quick.

04:26I'm ready for the day.

04:28Keep one on me.

04:29I got like multiple in my locker.

04:30Just in case I forget something at home.

04:32So I'm always good.

04:33You got the floss picks.

04:38Got to keep these on you at all times, man.

04:40You know, having good teeth and everything.

04:42You know, you always got to go out.

04:44You might get something to eat and you might never know who you walk out the restaurant and meet.

04:48So, you know, hygiene is everything.

04:49First thing people look at is your teeth and also how good you smell.

04:52So those are the two main essentials I keep on me.

04:54I got to make sure I'm always looking right.

04:56Man, I always got like a little bag, toiletry, whatever, go yard bag.

05:02I'm always keeping the thing right.

05:04So I got a couple in the pack.

05:06I had braces growing up.

05:08So, you know, that was the main thing, man.

05:09You got to floss.

05:10You got to brush your teeth and all that.

05:11So I think once I got those off and, you know, it's just a part of me now.

05:14It's like a routine, a day-to-day for real.

05:16So after I'm done eating, man, just floss for a little bit and, you know, we'll be good.

05:21You got the sour gummy worms, the trolleys.

05:27Man, if you know me, like anybody knows me, you know, I always eat these.

05:31I'm always eating some candy.

05:32These are my favorite ones.

05:33They've been my favorite ones since high school.

05:34I always got like three, four packs at home.

05:38You know, I'm always door dashing some or stopping at the liquor store, man.

05:41This is always what I get.

05:42How many times do you get?

05:46Man, I don't know.

05:46I eat a lot.

05:47I could eat at least two a day.

05:49So, you know, you do the math.

05:51Bro, these things are good, bro.

05:59Like in a year, for sure over a hundred.

06:02Like, I don't know.

06:03It sounds crazy, but man, I work out too.

06:06So, you know, I'll burn this off.

06:13You got the shoes.

06:14Growing up, I was all into kicks.

06:15My people, my mom, my dad, you know, they always got me the kicks.

06:18They always had me looking fresh.

06:20So, they instilled that in me as a young'un.

06:22So now, as I got older, man, you know, I'm buying shoes constantly.

06:25I probably spent too much money on shoes.

06:28If I tried to bring my whole collection here, you know,

06:30we'll be up here for days.

06:31So, this is kind of just a starter.

06:34I mean, you got the CPFM, Air Force Ones, clean, all black with the white laces.

06:39But man, I got tons and tons of shoes that I ain't even wore yet.

06:43Just sitting in the closet, sitting in the room.

06:49Jewelry.

06:50Got the watch, got the chains.

06:51Man, you always got to keep the jewels on me.

06:53That's probably the biggest thing for me.

06:55When I got older, I was able to buy some stuff like this.

06:58Always look good.

06:59Keep it shining.

07:00Me and my partners, you know, we always looking at different types of jewelry,

07:03different watches, stuff like that.

07:05But, you know, I always got to keep the jewels on me.

07:07See, man, it's a Rolex.

07:10It's a one-on-one.

07:11You got to see.

07:12But, you know, I won it for an award I won in college.

07:15It says 2023 Davey O'Brien Award, Jayden Daniels.

07:19So, it's one-on-one.

07:20So, I got tennis chains, got a couple of Cubans, got pendants.

07:25But I'd say my favorite thing to get is earrings.

07:27Like, I don't know.

07:28I just can't do nothing without earrings.

07:30I always got them on.

07:31You see, I think it's just a clean look, you know, with the earrings.

07:35Yeah, you know, subtle flex, you know.

07:37Just, if you catch it right, you know, it's going to shine for real.

07:40Game days, I don't play with no jewelry no more, man.

07:43You know, I lost a couple where, you know, you got people grabbing at your neck.

07:46You know, you never know.

07:48It might break.

07:49I just wait until after the game and throw them back on.

07:51But, there was a couple times in the game where the ref is handing me my chain.

07:55And I'm just like, man, you know, it's a sick feeling for real.

07:57But, you know, I don't play with no jewelry, you know.

08:01Thank you, GQ, for having me.

08:05Been waiting to do one of these, man.

08:07I hope y'all liked it.

08:08Tune in next year.

08:09Watch me play, man.

08:10And I'm out.

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