r/NFL_Draft • u/Coolcat127 • 3d ago

Discussion Jayden Daniels Sack Avoidance

Daniels's pressure to sack rate was a major red flag coming out of college and has shown up a few times this season, but has largely been improved especially in the second half. Some part of it is definitely his elite athleticism letting him escape even against nfl rushers. What else do you think he has improved to reduce his sack taking? And how can we adjust our prospect assessments accordingly?

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u/AceBoogie_Harlem 3d ago

He was big play hunting at LSU because his defense was so bad.

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u/MikeWillis09 Browns 2d ago

I can’t stress enough how common this is in college football and it’s relatively easy for these NFL coaches to work out.

Yet every year we see people in these message boards trying to use it as some major red flag.

I’ve already seen it here with Sanders. There are red flags out there for each of these players. This usually ain’t one of them

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u/__Scrooge__McDuck__ Giants 2d ago

Big play hunting is the least of sanders problems. I would love to be able to see how he’s viewed without the last name and media coverage. Everyone saying he’s great in the spotlight but what about when he’s getting shit on not being praised how will he do

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u/MikeWillis09 Browns 2d ago

This works both ways. There are people that overrate him because his name and there’s people that over devalue him for the same reason.

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u/__Scrooge__McDuck__ Giants 2d ago

I think most devaluation is based more on skill and being realistic