2019 NFL Draft: Daniel Jones could take advantage of supply and demand
When it comes to quarterback economics, no one has a better chance to cash in on supply and demand than Duke’s Daniel Jones.
NFL supply and demand at the quarterback position always dictates the flow of the offseason. We saw in 2018 one of the most intriguing deck re-shuffles across the league I can ever remember. It felt like about half the league was looking for a quarterback.
The 2019 offseason doesn’t offer as much intrigue — at least not yet — when it comes to guys looking to change teams or players coming in via the 2019 NFL Draft.
That crop got even weaker with news that Justin Herbert of Oregon would be returning to Eugene for another season.
Duke’s Daniel Jones has been growing under head coach David Cutcliffe, better known for his work through the years with the great Peyton Manning, and it appears he has another understudy ready to take the plunge to the NFL.
Jones may be one of the 2019 NFL Draft’s dark horse candidates at the quarterback position if he declares early, and it seems likely he will in what is not a very strong class at the top.
Duke is better known for their big-time basketball prospects, including three guys who could potentially be the top three picks in the 2019 NBA Draft, but Jones has been making noise all year and is having a great game against a very good Temple defense as I type this piece.
Jones has not reached the unwritten ‘minimum’ 60 percent completion percentage threshold, which NFL teams will certainly investigate, but a couple of drops here and there are likely the one percent difference he’s looking at.
Jones has the size (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) NFL teams covet and is a very good runner with the ball, scoring 16 career rushing touchdowns at Duke. He’s currently projected as a first-round pick if he declares, but that could change if he goes back to school for another year.
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With Cutcliffe’s guidance, Jones appears ready to be the quarterback for an NFL franchise, and has shown the ability to be more than just a game-manager. He’s got playmaking skills and moxie, and 36 games of college experience. He will be a very interesting player to monitor throughout the draft process.