In his first mock draft of the year, NFL media’s daniel jeremiah predicts the patriots to draft a quarterback.
The NFL playoffs are now underway, which means the mock draft season has begun. with its no. 0 ranking, eremiah mocked new england to draft a quarterback, specifically jayden daniels. 3 overall pick.
The bears selected caleb williams and the commanders selected drake maye as the first three picks in the mock draft. “while marvin harrison jr. is a good option here, the patriots must first and foremost address the quarterback position,” Jeremiah explained. after a disappointing run under center between mac jones and bailey zappe in 2023, it’s no surprise that many expect the team to start fresh at quarterback.
In 2023, daniels, who turned 23 last month, put up impressive stats as louisiana state university’s starting quarterback.
This season, the 2023 heisman trophy winner threw 40 touchdowns and only four interceptions. Daniels also led the tigers to nine victories, a record that was not achieved by the fbs. He recorded 3,812 passing yards, up from a 2022 total (2,913), and a 72.2 completion rate. Daniels decided not to play in lsu’s new year’s day bowl game. The 6-foot-4-inch, 210-pound signal-caller played his first three seasons at arizona state before transferring to lsu in 2022.
On the day of his introductory press conference, patriots head coach jerod mayo may have predicted that the team would need a quarterback in april. On wednesday, mayo told wbz’s dan roche that “we’re gonna draft the best player for a position that is very important.” “you put the pieces together.” – a spokesman for the department.