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Many have speculated that USC’s Caleb Williams and UNC’s Drake Maye will be some of the first quarterbacks selected in next year’s NFL Draft.
ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard, however, thinks otherwise. A constant avid supporter of Michigan football, Howard on “College Football Live” on Tuesday said LSU’s Jayden Daniels would be his first QB selected in the draft.
“I like Jayden Daniels and Matt Miller hit it on the head, he said he’s probably one of the most improved players in the country, but not just from last season to this season,” Howard said of the recent Heisman Trophy winner.
Howard believes Daniels’ story and rise to the QB he is these days began when he was with Arizona State.
“We’re talking about from Arizona State to where he is now, I mean such a progression, development,” Howard said. “The way this young man processes everything, and the way he attacks the game. So I love, when you look at him from Arizona State, to the Heisman Trophy winner, just a great quarterback, great development.”
Howard next 2 picks to go at QB were Williams and Michigan’s JJ McCarthy.
“Then you’ve got Caleb, we all know about Caleb Williams, what he brings to the table, and then JJ McCarthy,” Howard said. “I think JJ is a guy, when they start to really peel back the layers, he’s NFL ready.”
