Eliot Wolf, Jerod Mayo and the New England Patriots are searching for their quarterback of the future. So when New England’s brass meets (or will meet) the top prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, they’ll make the most of those conversations.
Chad Graff and Jeff Howe of The Athletic raised the curtain on how the meeting with one specific prospect, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, was supposed to go.
“As for Daniels, a league source said New England (and other teams) will likely have questions for the Heisman Trophy winner about his transfer from Arizona State and will question him on the whiteboard to see how quickly he can memorize plays since, as the source said, the offense he ran at LSU wasn’t as complex,” The Athletic wrote.
“They will also be interested in his weight given his slender frame (he hopes to weigh 95 kilos or more).”
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Daniels is seen among the best quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Caleb Williams is expected to be the first player off the board, and many believe Drake Maye and Daniels will compete to join the Washington Commanders at No. 2 overall. The Patriots would then have the opportunity to draft whichever of the three quarterbacks falls to No. 3.
The Athletic also reported that New England “really wants” to use his third choice on a quarterback. The organization believes this is the best way to jumpstart its rebuild.
Wolf, the Patriots’ de facto general manager who will have the final say on draft night, it looked like someone who wants to select a signalman. Both Wolf and Mayo emphasized the The importance of tenacity and leadershipp In an interview with reporters in Indianapolis, Mayo also told reporters he wants to know how top prospects have handled past adversity.
Daniels would have been among the the best hopes to have met with the Patriots on Wednesday.
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