ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter has insisted for a few weeks now that everything points to LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels going No. 2 overall to the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL draft.
On Tuesday — two days before the first round of the draft — another well-connected NFL insider also believes Daniels is heading to Washington.
Peter Schrager of Fox Sports and “Good Morning Football” was a guest on the “Pat McAfee Show” Tuesday and said he’d put his name on Daniels at No. 2.
“I feel like the last few days things have settled a bit, and I don’t know if there have been conversations with Dan Quinn or with Kliff Kingsbury, but from all the intel that I’m gathering, it sounds like Daniels to the Commanders is a lot more likely than it might have been on Friday,” Schrager said.
"I feel like the last few days things have settled down a bit and it sounds like Jayden Daniels to the Commanders is a lot more likely..
I would put my name on him going at number two to Washington" ~ @PSchrags #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/02a4cYoFo0
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 23, 2024
Schefter said Washington fans could go ahead and buy their Daniels’ jerseys two weeks ago. While he hasn’t reported Daniels to Washington — because the Commanders have told no one of their intentions — the intel he received from numerous sources has led him to strongly believe it will be Daniels at No. 2.
It would be a surprise if the pick is anyone other than Daniels on Thursday night.