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Jayden Daniels racking up highlight reel plays at Commanders training camp
ASHBURN, VA - JULY 25: Jayden Daniels #5, Marcus Mariota #0, and Sam Hartman #11 of the Washington Commanders participate in a drill during training camp at OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park on July 25, 2024 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Most rookie quarterbacks tend to struggle early on in their NFL careers. Bryce Young floundering last year was an extreme example, but more often than not rookies will wind up having a season like him rather than the one-in-a-million instant brilliance we saw from C.J. Stroud in 2023. There are of course exceptions to that rule - in recent years Joe Burrow and Cam Newton have had very sharp rookie years at the game's most important position, and usually every season we get at least one unexpected breakout star. While the odds are against it, number two overall pick Jayden Daniels should have as good a chance as any QB to hit the ground running (literally he's great at running the ball). Daniels has enough athleticism to have earned a juicy comp to two-time league MVP Lamar Jackson going into the draft. Daniels has gotten off to a hot start so far. Even though he's only seen a handful of days at practice, he has been churning out highlight-reel worthy plays regularly at training camp for the Washington Comman

This article first appeared on NFL Draft on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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