For the Commanders, the pick was a major step in the new regime’s quest to restore the team to glory and end a decades-long search for stability at quarterback.
DETROIT — The Washington Commanders made official their long-rumored selection of LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick inFor the Commanders, the pick was a major step in the new regime’s quest to restore the franchise to glory and end a decades-long search for stability at the game’s most important position.
For the rest of the NFL, which has known for months that the Chicago Bears would use the No. 1 pick on Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams, the Commanders’ pick set off a scramble to scoop up the remaining top prospects. The New England Patriots followed Washington by quickly selecting North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, making this the fourth-ever draft, according to NFL Research, in which quarterbacks were chosen with each of the top three picks.
Daniels, who measured 6-foot-3⅝ and weighed 210 pounds at his pro day, has an exceptionally tall and thin frame for a first-round quarterback. GriffinWashington must hope Daniels fares better than Griffin, who only lasted four seasons with the team after his electric rookie season ended with a devastating knee injury.
During the draft process, speculation was rampant that Daniels wanted to be selected by the Raiders, whose coach, Antonio Pierce, recruited Daniels to Arizona State, where he spent the first three years of his college career. At a pre-draft charity event in Detroit on Wednesday, a reporter asked Daniels whether he would like to refute those rumors.
“I’m blessed to go wherever I’m called,” Daniels answered, repeating what had essentially become his version of a campaign stump speech. “Whoever calls my phone, commissioner gets up and says my name, I’ll be blessed, and they’re going to get my all.”Daniels was just one of the quarterbacks in the spotlight this week, and by the end of the night, as many as six quarterbacks could be drafted in the first round.
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