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Heisman Trophy victor Jayden Daniels is 1 of nan apical prospects entering this year's NFL Draft. The erstwhile LSU prima is wide projected to beryllium 1 of nan first players taken successful Thursday night's draft.
The Chicago Bears clasp nan apical wide pick. Caleb Williams, nan 2022 Heisman Trophy, has been linked to nan Bears. The Washington Commanders person nan 2nd prime and are apt looking for a semipermanent solution astatine nan backmost position. Daniels, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy and Michael Penix Jr. will each apt still beryllium connected nan committee erstwhile nan Commanders are on nan clock.
While Daniels remains nan odds-on favorite to beryllium nan No. 2 pick, rumors person swirled that he would for illustration to play elsewhere. However, Daniels refuted nan thought that he would beryllium uncomfortable playing for nan Commanders, saying he would beryllium "blessed" to beryllium drafted by immoderate NFL team.
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LSU backmost Jayden Daniels (5) passes successful nan first half of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Army successful Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
"I’m blessed to spell wherever I’m called," Daniels said connected nan eve of nan 2024 draft. "Whoever calls my phone, whoever gives nan paper to nan Commissioner that says my name, I’m blessed to go, and they’re gonna get my all."
Pressed further astir nan Commanders and asked if he would beryllium OK going Washington, Daniels replied: "100%."
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The Commanders took an unorthodox attack during predraft visits and simultaneously hosted Maye, McCarthy and different apical prospects together for a Topgolf outing.
Reports that Daniels' agent, Ron Butler, wasn’t pleased pinch nan sojourn led to his customer answering questions astir it little than 2 days earlier nan draft.
Heisman Trophy victor and 2019 Cajon High School postgraduate Jayden Daniels smiles arsenic he listens to a speaker during a homecoming ceremonial for nan Louisiana State University backmost astatine nan San Bernardino schoolhouse connected Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images)
"I conscionable had nosy pinch nan different guys conscionable being capable to interact pinch group passim nan process. It was cool," Daniels said, adding that he’s not a golfer but is starting to study nan sport.
Daniels downplayed having immoderate issues pinch nan sojourn taking spot successful a group setting.
"I spent rather immoderate clip pinch them," Daniels said. "Obviously, Zoom meetings anterior and nan combine, and erstwhile I sewage up location I spent immoderate clip pinch them, but I had different places to go, truthful I had to drawback a flight, but wide conscionable a bully visit."
Jayden Daniels #5 of nan LSU Tigers throws nan shot during nan first half against nan Mississippi Rebels astatine Tiger Stadium connected October 22, 2022, successful Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
First-year Commanders coach Dan Quinn hired erstwhile Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to beryllium nan violative coordinator. Kingsbury had immoderate occurrence pinch dual-threat backmost Kyler Murray successful Arizona and antecedently pinch Patrick Mahomes and Johnny Manziel successful college.
"Obviously, his way grounds pinch mobile quarterbacks speaks for itself," Daniels said. "I’ve been acquainted pinch Kliff."
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Daniels has a beardown narration pinch Raiders coach Antonio Pierce, who was an adjunct astatine Arizona State erstwhile he played location earlier transferring to LSU.
"I’ve known AP since I was a teenager, truthful evidently our narration disconnected nan section meant a lot," Daniels said. "We’ll spot what happens, but I’m blessed to spell wherever I’m called."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Chantz Martin is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
