Jayden Daniels and the rest of LSU’s draft-eligible players took center stage at the school’s Pro Day on Wednesday.
The reigning Heisman winner gave scouts their first look at him since LSU’s regular-season finale, as he didn’t participate in workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine. However, Daniels didn’t partake in any of the athletic testing drills, focusing only on throwing at LSU’s Pro Day.
The throwing session, which was at the end of Daniels’ Pro Day, was just one of the big marks of the day for the quarterback. Daniels was later set to meet with the New England Patriots, Washington Commanders, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders following Wednesday’s festivities, his agent told NFL Media, marking his first meetings with the teams.
Daniels is projected to be a top-three pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, with many evaluators ranking him among the consensus top-three quarterback prospects who’ll be drafted this spring. With that being the case, the Patriots, who hold the third overall pick, had a strong contingent in Baton Rouge on Wednesday. Director of scouting and chief roster decision maker Eliot Wolf, head coach Jerod Mayo and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt are just three of the nine Patriots staffers who attended the event.
Several other head coaches for quarterback-needy teams were 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 were also spotted at the event. Commanders general manager Adam Peters and Patriots executive Alonzo Highsmith were among some of the staffers from NFL teams who were seen chatting with Daniels during Wednesday’s event.
All of those teams are in need of a quarterback and pick relatively high in the 2024 draft, with the Raiders being the only team of that group not in the top 10. However, Pierce has a connection with Daniels as the two overlapped during their time together at…
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