WVU's Neal Brown: 'High-level' QB J.T. Daniels 'an NFL prospect'

“He never lost a job; he’s been injured,” Brown said, as transcribed by 247Sports. “If you look at his career path, it’s really remarkable. He’s had to deal with pressure since he was a freshman at Mater Dei. One of the top high school programs in the entire country, he starts as a freshman, which has only been done a handful of times. He graduates school, not a semester early, but an entire year early. He starts at USC as a high school senior, essentially, one of only two true-freshman quarterbacks that have started at USC. He does that, has success, wins the job, Graham’s (Harrell) first year, tears his ACL, so injury, transfers to Georgia, still recovering. Gets the job once he’s fully healthy, goes and wins the Peach Bowl, comes from behind, last two-minute drive to win the Peach Bowl vs. Cincinnati. Comes back, wins the job, plays really, really well, South Carolina at home, Vanderbilt at home, gets injured.

“For him, this is a great opportunity to remind people. Like, I don’t think this is a redemption story, it’s just about reminding him. He’s going to have an opportunity to win the job, an opportunity to potentially be the starter. And it’s about reminding people when he’s played, he’s played at a really high level. And so this is an opportunity for him to remind people that not only is he a high-level quarterback but he’s an NFL prospect."

Although Brown does consider Daniels a potential NFL prospect, it's worth noting that the former five-star will have to compete for the WVU starting job with redshirt sophomore Garrett Greene, a former three-star recruit.