NFL draft: LSU QB Jayden Daniels taken No. 2 overall by Commanders

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer

DETROIT — Jayden Daniels was not sure the Washington Commanders would call his name, after months of questions about which quarterback they wanted. He’s glad they did.

Washington selected Daniels with the second pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, choosing the Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU over North Carolina’s Drake Maye, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Michigan national champion J.J. McCarthy. Unlike Chicago leading off with USC QB Caleb Williams...