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ESPN urges Commanders to draft ideal player for Jayden Daniels

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This would excite Commanders fans.

ESPN urges Commanders to draft ideal player for Jayden Daniels originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Washington Commanders have been heavy on defense to open free agency, as Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters want to overhaul the unit.

But let's not forget the offense is the straw that stirs this team's drink with Jayden Daniels. Having not gotten key players in and around Jayden this offseason, many think that in the upcoming NFL Draft, the Commanders will look to add a receiver to pair with Terry McLaurin to give Daniels a good one-two punch. However, for ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr.

, he thinks the Commanders have to go and get Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. "You put him in that backfield, put him at slot, put him wide with his pass-catching ability, yes, he would be a tremendous fit for the Washington Commanders and really help out Jayden Daniels get back to where he was as a rookie," Kiper Jr. said .

More: Can 1 free agency signing solve Chiefs' major problem? Love missing piece for Commanders? With Rachaad White and Jerome Ford as the top two options at running back, that doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in the run game.