ESPN has Commanders doing huge Jayden Daniels favor in mock draft
This would be ideal for Jayden.
ESPN has Commanders doing huge Jayden Daniels favor in mock draft originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Washington Commanders have Jayden Daniels on his rookie contract, so it makes sense for the franchise to do all they can to give him the best chance at taking this team back to the playoffs.
Having a stout defense helps, and the Commanders have been hard at work in free agency to bolster the defense, but that matters little if Daniels doesn't have weapons to put up points. With only Terry McLaurin as the go-to option, if a defense doubles him, who can help push the ball down the field? No one.
Hence why in Mel Kiper Jr. 's latest mock draft for ESPN, at No. 7, he has the Commanders taking receiver Carnell Tate.
"Paired with another Ohio State product in Terry McLaurin, Tate would bring clean route running, reliability and some big-play ability," Kiper Jr. wrote . "He averaged 17.