Jayden Daniels and the remainder of LSU’s draft-eligible gamers took middle stage on the college’s Professional Day on Wednesday.
The reigning Heisman winner gave scouts their first have a look at him since LSU’s regular-season finale, as he did not take part in exercises on the NFL Scouting Mix. Nonetheless, Daniels did not partake in any of the athletic testing drills, focusing solely on throwing at LSU’s Professional Day.
The throwing session, which was on the finish of Daniels’ Professional Day, was simply one of many huge marks of the day for the quarterback. Daniels was later set to satisfy with the New England Patriots, Washington Commanders, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders following Wednesday’s festivities, his agent informed NFL Media, marking his first conferences with the groups.
Daniels is projected to be a top-three choose within the 2024 NFL Draft, with many evaluators rating him among the many consensus top-three quarterback prospects who’ll be drafted this spring. With that being the case, the Patriots, who maintain the third total choose, had a powerful contingent in Baton Rouge on Wednesday. Director of scouting and chief roster choice maker Eliot Wolf, head coach Jerod Mayo and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt are simply three of the 9 Patriots staffers who attended the occasion.
A number of different head coaches for quarterback-needy groups have been at LSU on Wednesday. Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, Giants head coach Brian Daboll and Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus have been additionally noticed on the occasion. Commanders basic supervisor Adam Peters and Patriots govt Alonzo Highsmith have been amongst a number of the staffers from NFL groups who have been seen chatting with Daniels throughout Wednesday’s occasion.Â
All of these groups are in want of a quarterback and choose comparatively excessive within the 2024 draft, with the Raiders being the one crew of that group not within the prime 10. Nonetheless, Pierce has a reference to Daniels as the 2 overlapped throughout their time collectively at Arizona State.
One of many considerations over Daniels has been his body. He was listed at 6-foot-4, 210 kilos throughout his Heisman-winning season, showing thinner than most different quarterbacks. Daniels was measured on the similar weight on Wednesday, coming at 210 kilos and standing at 6-foot-3. His fingers have been additionally measured at 9 3/8 inches, which might’ve been the fourth-smallest amongst quarterbacks who had their fingers measured on the mix. Nonetheless, his fingers have been measured longer than Drake Maye’s and J.J. McCarthy’s, who’re each projected to be top-10 picks.
Daniels was scheduled to throw over 50 passes in his exercise, tossing a mixture of brief passes, intermediate throws and deep photographs down the sector.
Daniels wasn’t the one prime prospect who competed in drills at LSU’s Professional Day. Malik Nabers, a projected top-10 choose and one of many consensus top-three receiver prospects on this yr’s draft, additionally participated within the exercises after sitting out the mix.
Nabers, who measured in at 6-foot and 199 kilos, dazzled in the course of the athletic drills. He ran a 4.35-second 40-yard sprint in his first run and adopted that up with a 4.40. He additionally recorded a 42-inch vertical soar.Â
Nabers’ 40 time would’ve ranked fourth amongst receivers on the mix, whereas his vertical would’ve been tied for the third-highest. He additionally had a 10-9 broad soar, which might’ve tied for sixth amongst receiver prospects on the mix.Â
Following Nabers’ 40-yard sprint, Daniels ran over to his star receiver from this previous season to have fun his velocity.Â
Nabers is drawing curiosity from groups who additionally appear to be excited about Daniels. The Patriots, Giants, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars met with the receiver on Tuesday, whereas the Arizona Cardinals are scheduled to satisfy with him following Wednesday’s occasion, NFL Media reported. The Cardinals, who maintain the fourth total choose, have been projected by many to pick Marvin Harrison Jr. in mock drafts, however Nabers appears to be making a case to presumably be the primary receiver taken within the draft.
There’s much more broad receiver expertise at LSU. Brian Thomas Jr., who was one of many three receivers who ran a faster 40 than Nabers, did not take part in athletic drills on Wednesday.Â
LSU’s Professional Day marked one of many two high-profile Professional Days scheduled for this week. North Carolina will maintain its Professional Day on Thursday, the place Maye is predicted to compete. It has been reported that lots of the similar individuals who attended LSU’s Professional Day will make the trek from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to look at one of many different prime quarterback prospects within the 2024 NFL Draft.
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