Todd Rosenberg/Getty ImagesTeams have reportedly not given up on the Washington Commanders trading the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler said the Commanders are still receiving calls from teams hoping to trade up for LSU's Jayden Daniels or North Carolina's Drake Maye.
"Teams I've talked to do believe that [Daniels is] the most viable option for Washington and could eventually be the pick," Fowler said Monday on Get Up. "But I talked to somebody in Washington just now who said they're bringing in Jayden Daniels really in the next day or two, he's going to be inside their building. They're going to talk to him. They're going to talk to Drake Maye in the building this week. J.J. McCarthy, in the building. All Top 30 visits. So, their work is not done, their board is not set, and they have received calls from other teams about the No. 2 overall pick in this draft process. They're getting teams who are calling saying, 'Hey, what would it take to get to No. 2 overall?' I do not expect the Washington Commanders to move out of that pick, I think they'll select a quarterback but there are calls being made right now."
Daniels is the betting favorite to be taken with the No. 2 pick. Maye and McCarthy are the only two players with odds better than 50-1.
While there could be surprises come draft night, it's felt like a mortal lock that Caleb Williams will be taken at No. 1 and Daniels and Maye will follow them in some order. Aside from buzz about J.J. McCarthy rising up draft boards, nothing has happened in recent weeks to change that outlook.
The Chicago Bears, Commanders and New England Patriots are all in desperate need of a franchise quarterback and have the top three picks. Williams, Maye and Daniels are a borderline consensus as the three best quarterbacks in this class. It should be a straightforward start to the draft, with the real intrigue beginning at No. 4 with the Arizona Cardinals.
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