{"id":114523,"date":"2024-04-23T08:25:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=114523"},"modified":"2024-04-23T08:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T08:25:53","slug":"commanders-getting-lamar-jackson-2-0-if-they-take-jayden-daniels-no-2-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/commanders-getting-lamar-jackson-2-0-if-they-take-jayden-daniels-no-2-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Commanders getting ‘Lamar Jackson 2.0’ if they take Jayden Daniels No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson so have similarities.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0have the second overall pick in this week’s 2024 NFL Draft and there’s a good chance they will select their next quarterback of the future in\u00a0LSU standout Jayden Daniels. The signal-caller is versatile weapon and considered the second-best QB in this draft class behind Caleb Williams, who will likely go first to the Chicago Bears.Daniels has been getting major praise from all over the league, with one head coach\u00a0even calling him\u00a0\u201cLamar Jackson 2.0.\u201d<\/p>\n

Via ESPN:<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother head coach compared Daniels to Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson: \u201cIf you pick Daniels, you’re getting Lamar 2.0, but he’s further along as a passer than Lamar was when he came out,\u201d the coach said.\u201d<\/p>\n

Definitely some similarities. While Daniels has a great arm, he can run the football extremely well. The former Arizona State Sun Devil rushed for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns in 23\u2032. The definition of a dual-threat QB.<\/p>\n

Commanders keen on Jayden Daniels<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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There’s even some who believe Daniels may even be better than Williams, but the signs do point to Washington drafting him:<\/p>\n

\u201cHeisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels (LSU) knows he’s entering the draft, not free agency, which is why he is ready to accept wherever he is selected and attempt to become the face of that franchise. While Daniels would have liked more face time with Commanders officials during his visit last week \u2014 which included three of the other top quarterbacks in the class \u2014 the signs continue to point to Washington taking him at No. 2.<\/p>\n

The Commanders have been highly impressed with Daniels’ abilities, and they are not alone. One NFL head coach whose team is not in the quarterback market said he would take Daniels over Caleb Williams (USC), who is expected to be drafted No. 1 by the Bears. \u201cIt’s a no-brainer to me,\u201d the coach said. \u201cJayden looks like the best guy in this draft.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, as mentioned, the Commanders hosted Daniels with three other QB prospects recently, which has raised questions about him\u00a0actually wanting to play\u00a0for Washington. Daniels reportedly wanted to meet with the franchise on his own instead.<\/p>\n

Raiders in mix for Daniels?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Commanders are still the likeliest landing spot, but reports have surfaced about Daniels being interested in playing for the Raiders. However, Las Vegas picks 13th and would have to pull off quite the trade to get up to No.2.<\/p>\n

Via insider Jeremy Fowler:<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has had interest in playing for the Raiders, who pick 13th and probably can\u2019t get high enough to pick him,\u201d Fowler said. \u201cI can\u2019t confirm that he doesn\u2019t want to play for Washington, but it hasn\u2019t been an easy smooth process for whatever reason so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head coach Antonio Pierce was with Daniels at Arizona State, so there’s some familiarity between the two.<\/p>\n

Daniels threw for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns against just four interceptions this past season en route to the Heisman Trophy. Whether he ends up with the Commanders or another organization, the youngster is expected to be a very good player at the next level.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jayden Daniels and Lamar Jackson so have similarities. The\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0have the second overall pick in this week’s 2024 NFL Draft and there’s a good chance they will… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":114534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114536,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114523\/revisions\/114536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}