BATON ROUGE, La. — It was an overcast and dreary day in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, but that didn't suppress the excitement felt as some NFL hopeful LSU Tigers took the field.
Similar to Caleb Williams at USC Pro Day, the headliner of LSU Pro Day was Quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels, who won the coveted Heisman trophy this season, took to the field to throw for the first time since November 25th.
Here are 9 things we learned from the Pro Day in Tiger Country:
- Jayden Daniels is very familiar with the Commanders, mentioning that the new regime with Kliff Kingsbury being quarterback friendly while Dan Quinn is a "player's coach."
- LSU has many pro prospects, with over 125 credentialed media members in attendance.
- Jayden Daniels relaxes with a basketball. Before he started his portion of the Pro Day, he was holding a basketball the whole time.
- The Commanders brass is very busy. They were in Los Angeles last week for Caleb Williams' Pro Day at USC. Earlier this week they were at the NFL Owners meetings in Orlando. On Wednesday they're in Louisiana, and headed to North Carolina for Drake Maye's Pro Day on Thursday.
- Commander's Head Coach Dan Quinn is easy to root for. He was very open about agreeing to talk with WUSA9 on camera about the entire process (without giving away trade secrets.)
- The New England Patriots are serious about finding a QB, they sent 9 people from their staff to watch Daniels' workouts.
- Jayden's teammate WR Malik Nabers, who is predicted to be a first-round pick, ran a 4.35 forty yard dash, had a vertical jump of 42 inches, 8 inches higher than anyone jumped during the drills, and had a hand measurement of 9 7/8. His glove size is 4X. That's what we in the biz call HUGE!
- LSU head coach Brian Kelly told me the NFL is getting a class individual, and if you're worried about Daniels' size at 6-3 5/8ths, and 210 lbs, don't be. It worked out for Lamar Jackson and Pat Mahomes who aren't exactly giants.
- Finally, gumbo and alligator bites are a must have when you're in Louisiana!
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