Jaray Jenkins backs Brian Kelly on batting away criticisms of Jayden Daniels

The LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels has taken some time to get comfortable in his new offense. Despite that, he has done well for LSU as their starter to begin the season. However, there are some that are not happy with Daniels’s play on the field and criticize him for scrambling instead of throwing the ball downfield. But the LSU players and head coach Brian Kelly aren’t worried about that. When asked about Daniels’s ability to read his passing progressions, wide receiver Jaray Jenkins backed Daniels, batting away the criticism of his quarterback.

“Jayden’s progression is whatever the play is. He’s coached well enough by the best coach and he’s gotta go through all his reads no matter what,” said Jenkins. “If one ain’t open, he goes to the next. And if he got pressure, everybody wants him to throw, but he got pressure [then] he gotta do something. He’s gotta run. So, we’re not worried about that. As long as we’re moving the chains, we are behind J no matter, if he runs it, passes it, or whatever. And like I said, Jayden is a great player. He’s gonna make sure he get all his reads and you see what he do for us.”

In the Tigers’ first game in the season, Daniels’s dual-threat ability put them in a position to tie the game late against Florida State. A Florida State team that is much improved from last season and currently has a 4-0 record. LSU came up short after the game-tying extra point was blocked with zero seconds left on the clock. Since then, the Tigers have rattled off three straight wins, including an impressive victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Week 3.

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Daniels has been consistent in his play on the field, and that has helped out LSU’s offense tremendously. On the season, Daniels is responsible for eight Tigers touchdowns, six passing, and two rushing, and has turned the ball over zero times. He has a completion percentage of 73 percent, completing 81 of its 111 targets.

There are some out there that want to see Daniels pass the ball more. But the Tigers have a successful recipe with what he has been doing as of late. There is nothing wrong with expanding the game plan, but forcibly trying to change what has been successful could be problematic for LSU.