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Daniel Jones was close to best fantasy football QB performance in debut

Fantasy football is one of the biggest phenomenons in today’s world and in his first NFL start, former Duke Football quarterback Daniel Jones almost broke the record for the most fantasy points in a starting debut.

Jones completed 23-of-36 passes for 336 yards with two passing touchdowns in addition to four rushes for 28 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the New York Giants’ 32-31 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

According to ESPN‘s standard fantasy football scoring, Jones posted 34.2 fantasy points, which was second among quarterbacks scoring in their first NFL start.