The Washington Commanders currently hold the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft and have been widely expected to select Jayden Daniels with that pick. But it sounds like Daniels might prefer to play elsewhere.
During a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, NFL insider Adam Schefter revealed that Jayden Daniels is interested in playing for a different team.
“From the outset, Jayden Daniels has had an interest in being other places. He just has,” Schefter said on the show. “Now, the interest is ‘What do the Commanders do about that?’ There have been plenty of players who wanted to play elsewhere and teams don’t care and they just do what they do.”
"It has been tracking for Jayden Daniels to go at number two..
It feels like Jayden Daniels has an interest in being other places..
We’ll see what the Washington Commanders do with that information" ~ @AdamSchefter #PMSLive https://t.co/6pVLDVMIHO pic.twitter.com/U7nijL0ZQw
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 19, 2024
Schefter seemed to suggest that there was one team in particular that might be interested in trading up to select Jayden Daniels – the Las Vegas Raiders.
“Or, if there’s a team that wants him – i.e. a team with a coach that used to work him in college – then they have to trade for him. So, what do they want to do?”
Current Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was an assistant coach at Arizona State when Daniels was with the Sun Devils. Now, it sounds like there could be mutual interest in a reunion.
But as of now, Schefter still seems to think that Daniels will be selected with the No. 2 overall pick.
“I still think that Jayden Daniels is the favorite to go No. 2,” Schefter said.
