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Oliver Connolly, Melissa Jacobs, David Lengel and Graham Searles

NFL draft 2024 predictions: the stars, the needs and the lower-round gems

(Left to right) North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, Caleb Williams of the USC Trojans, LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels.
(Left to right) North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, Caleb Williams of the USC Trojans, LSU Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels. Composite: Getty Images

Caleb Williams will almost certainly be picked No 1. But who will go No 2?

It feels like a lock that it will be LSU’s Jayden Daniels, thought I wouldn’t put it past the Commanders to fall in love with Michigan’s JJ McCarthy. Daniels is a funky prospect; he was a starry duel threat at LSU, but it’s tough to see whether the best elements of his game – his running, his deep ball – will smoothly transition to the NFL. He doesn’t possess Lamar Jackson-esque breakaway speed and has a brittle frame. As a thrower from the pocket, he has a snappy delivery but struggles to shift to his second and third reads. There is some RGIII to his game. Do Washington really want to tread that path again? OC

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