Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers shine at LSU’s Pro 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 told NFL Media, marking his first conferences with the groups.

Daniels is projected to be a top-three decide 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 general decide, had a powerful contingent in Baton Rouge on Wednesday. Director of scouting and chief roster determination 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 had 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 had been additionally noticed on the occasion. Commanders general manager Adam Peters and Patriots executive Alonzo Highsmith had been amongst a number of the staffers from NFL groups who had been seen chatting with Daniels throughout Wednesday's occasion. 

All of these groups are in want of a quarterback and decide comparatively excessive within the 2024 draft, with the Raiders being the one workforce of that group not within the prime 10. Nevertheless, Pierce has a reference to Daniels as the 2 overlapped throughout their time collectively at Arizona State.

One of many issues 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 arms had been additionally measured at 9 3/8 inches, which might've been the fourth-smallest amongst quarterbacks who had their arms measured on the mix. Nevertheless, his arms had 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 sphere.

Daniels wasn't the one prime prospect who competed in drills at LSU's Professional Day. Malik Nabers, a projected top-10 decide 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 throughout 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 bounce. 

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 bounce, which might've tied for sixth amongst receiver prospects on the mix. 

Following Nabers' 40-yard sprint, Daniels ran over to his star receiver from this previous season to rejoice his pace. 

Nabers is drawing curiosity from groups who additionally appear to be desirous 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 general decide, 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 huge 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. 

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 most 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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