No college prospect is ready to play in the NFL the day after the NFL Draft — no matter how talented, how experienced at the college level, or how “NFL-like” the scheme was at the college level.
Playing, and especially starting, at the NFL level requires growth from all prospects.. Some require a lot, sometimes years of development, while others can make the jump quicker than that.
Not every quarterback with upside can approach self-actualization of their unique abilities. We’ve seen plenty of remarkably talented quarterbacks enter the league in the last few years, but upside without signs that the ceiling will be reached is more like gambling than projecting.
For many of those first-round failures, assuming they could reach their ceiling was optimistic. But for Jayden Daniels, he has given every reason to believe he’ll be a quarterback whose upside is not only attainable, but expected based on how far he’s come.
Daniels showcased his athletic and physical gifts at Arizona State and then in his first season at LSU, and his elusiveness, natural ability to improvise and…
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Author : Eric Galko
Publish date : 2024-03-27 10:00:58
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