Jayden Daniels poised for monster year, climb on 2024 NFL Draft boards

LSU star Jayden Daniels is expected to continue his reputation as one of the nation’s most dynamic dual-threat quarterbacks. His prowess on the field could catapult him to the top of some experts’ 2024 NFL Draft boards.

Summit QB founder, trainer and former NFL quarterback Jordan Palmer believes Daniels could take college football by storm in 2023.

“He may be a little bit of a sleeping giant,” Palmer said, via SI.com. “At other positions, they have a lot of guys, similar to Burrow’s year, where it’s like because the overall team success wasn’t there, you don’t realize how good that guy is, and with the corner or the linebacker or the guard, if you really look at that roster, they got a chance. And if they got a quarterback, they got a chance. And so Jayden being as mobile as he is, he’s not a guy that ever turns it over. I’ve just seen him grow up a lot over the last few years.

“I think he’s poised for a monster year. And when you kind of have that monster year at a school like LSU, when you’ve got NFL guys on your roster, I mean, you can really climb in the draft.”

Daniels finished his first season with the Tigers having thrown for 2,913 yards, 17 touchdowns and three interceptions on a 68.6% completion percentage. He also contributed 885 rushing yards and 11 more touchdowns on the ground — and is only expected to build on that during the 2023 season.

His dynamic play has put him in the preseason conversation as a Heisman Trophy hopeful heading into the season. Daniels has previously spoken on the potential of him winning college football’s top individual prize, saying that he “would be lying if I said it wasn’t on my mind,” but he certainly won’t be able to accomplish that feat without oodles of talent surrounding him — which he has.

LSU is set to kick off its 2023 season against the Florida State Seminoles in Orlando on Sept. 3. FSU took home last year’s victory in a 24-23 thriller, and the Tigers will look to avenge that loss before ending the two-year series.

Whether a College Football Playoff run under Daniels’ lead in 2023 is on the table remains to be seen, but betting against one of the most dynamic players in the country might put you down a few dollars this fall.