If Jayden Daniels declares we need to draft him. (1 Viewer)

[saintsmarchin]

Why not just suck and bottom out when Manning becomes available.

Then you got a Manning for near 2 decades

 

[SaintStephen1]

Just please stop for a moment and analyze Daniels as a passer in the pocket then tell me you want to draft him. Same with FSU QB.

 

[Yatman]

daniels continues to improve, but he's a long way from nfl quality

we have a heisman winner and national champion riding the pine

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Jayden Daniel’s in LSU’s offense is having an amazing season. He’s ridiculous in the red zone and has only thrown one interception this year. We already run his plays in the form of Taysom Hill’s set of plays. He runs the QB power and the read option as good as anyone. He has good arm talent but will need to put less air on some throws in the NFL.

But I think he fits the Saints offense well, not just the QB power game but also the timing plays.

He’s not projected to go high, he’s not even projected to go in the first 3 rounds, but that could change with more success. Still he’s worth a pick IMO. I would take him in the second round just to make sure we get a QB.

Even if he doesn’t turn out to be a full time starter we have a replacement for Taysom.

All the LSU fans always want us to draft their guys. How would y’all feel about us drafting Daniels?

No

 

[SRAddict]

Isn’t Daniels a true freshmen?

 

[Saint Spud]

Isn’t Daniels a true freshmen?

Been in college for four years. Started at Az State before transferring

 

[dtc]

Daniels is probably THE player that can improve his draft stock the most in all of college football by staying another season. Right now he is a mid round pick that will be considered a project. Another year at LSU and he can put himself in position to be a top 5 pick. Normally I think players are crazy if they pass up being a mid round pick to stay in college but Daniels has so much to gain that he would be crazy to declare.

Same with the kid from FSU. If he stays and continues his improvement like last year, he's going to be a very rich kid.

 

[GilFinnerty]

Daniels is probably THE player that can improve his draft stock the most in all of college football by staying another season. Right now he is a mid round pick that will be considered a project. Another year at LSU and he can put himself in position to be a top 5 pick. Normally I think players are crazy if they pass up being a mid round pick to stay in college but Daniels has so much to gain that he would be crazy to declare.

His ball placement is quite inconsistent. He had hot spells at ASU too. No natural feel for timing based stuff. Would not fit into our install at all other then As you said a late round long term project. Has WR/ST potential with his accelerarion and be in the league with that attribute as did the other LSU QB turned WR. Played for tampa cant recall his name

 

[SaintsFan11]

LOL. Maybe we can take Spencer Pratt too and let them battle it out in camp.

 

[msusaintsfan]

Take the purple and gold glasses off. As Gil just posted his passing is not consistent. I am in the thinking he will play in the NFL as a WR, not a QB as well. Talented for sure I just don't see NFL QB.

 

[Trey W.]

Daniels is probably THE player that can improve his draft stock the most in all of college football by staying another season. Right now he is a mid round pick that will be considered a project. Another year at LSU and he can put himself in position to be a top 5 pick. Normally I think players are crazy if they pass up being a mid round pick to stay in college but Daniels has so much to gain that he would be crazy to declare.

With the NIL deals now I can see players like Daniels staying longer to work on things so they can be drafted higher now.

 

[crawfish2010]

The Saints should start drafting a QB every year. Maybe they can get lucky in the middle rounds with a Dak Prescott or Kirk Cousins

 

[Taker597]

Jayden still has another season of eligibility

But I want to clarify things about a few things

He's too small.

He's simply underweight, but he's a great size for a 21 year old.

He's inaccurate


He's passing for 70% completion rating. He's actually pretty accurate for a college prospect with good short area touch and been throwing with anticipation.


He's doesn't have arm strength


He actually has very good arm strength, but likes to pass more West Coast Short to intermediate style. He spreads the ball a lot when possible.

He won't last long


I disagree with this strongly, because he plays a really safe running style almost like Kamara.


The biggest hurdle with Jayden Daniels is that he is underweight and underdeveloped.

Anybody that's been watching Daniel's this year knows that incredible growth he shown in just 9 games.

Is he NFL ready for 2023? Of course not.

Is he a precision passer? Not yet. He's very much a rhythm passer. All precision passer start out as Rhythm passers.

If he declares for 2023... Should we draft and stash him in the 2nd round. I wouldn't be against it. He has a solid to good ceiling. Gots a little bit of a nice clutch gene.

 

[St.Dan]

Jayden still has another season of eligibility

But I want to clarify things about a few things

He's too small.

He's simply underweight, but he's a great size for a 21 year old.

He's inaccurate


He's passing for 70% passes. He's actually pretty accurate for a college prospect with good short area touch.


He's doesn't have arm strength


He actually has very good arm strength, but likes to pass more West Coast
intermediate style.

He won't last long


I disagree with this strongly, because he plays a really safe running style almost like Kamara.


The biggest hurdle with Jayden Daniels is that he is underweight and underdeveloped.

Anybody that's been watching Daniel's this year knows that incredible growth he shown in just 9 games.

Is he NFL ready for 2023 of course not.

Is he a precision passer? Not yet. He's very much a rhythm passer. All precision passer start out as Rhythm passers.

If he declares for 2023... Should we draft and stash him in the 2nd round. I wouldn't be against it. He has a solid to good ceiling. Gots a little bit of a nice clutch gene.

Pointed out everything I was thinking leading up to my reading your post

He has another season of eligibility thanks to everyone getting one due to 2020. I think he’d benefit from an extra year preparing and perhaps becoming a bit stronger. But by no means is he “too small.”

 

[msusaintsfan]

How many radars would he be on this board if he was still at ASU and not LSU?