Yes, according to the latest update (Sept. 25), Jayden Daniels will avoid injured reserve. Commanders GM Adam Peters confirmed surgery is not on the table and the team has not discussed IR, which points to a quicker recovery than initially feared — potentially just a 2–3 game absence rather than the 4+ week minimum an IR stint would require (from the Marcus Mariota page, referencing "Surgery not on table for Jayden Daniels, Commanders haven't discussed IR").
The injury is a dislocated left elbow suffered on the final play of the first half against Dallas in Week 2 — the same injury he dealt with in 2025. Ian Rapoport had initially projected a 2–4 week timeline based on that history.
On Fantasy Football Today, they noted the team was still gathering a timeline last week, but the GM's latest comments have cleared things up: "We still don't have a timeline here with his elbow injury... Dan Quinn did say..." — but Peters' statement that surgery isn't required and IR hasn't been discussed is the most definitive sign yet that Daniels will be back soon rather than shelved long-term.