How Jayden Daniels might have been a Giant

Jayden Daniels might have been the New York Giants quarterback of the future if the 2024 NFL Draft had played out a bit differently.

Tuesday’s episode 3 of ‘Hard Knocks’’ finishes with a teaser for episode 4, which will be draft-related. GM Joe Schoen asked a room full of coaches and staff if they would trade up from No. 6 in the draft for Daniels, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from LSU.

“I would,” Daboll says emphatically.

There is no context offered in the tease, but that’s noteworthy.

Daniels went No. 2 overall to the NFC East division rival Washington Commanders, and there was never any indication in the buildup to the draft that the Commanders ever seriously considered moving off that pick.

The Giants, we know, approached the New England Patriots about the possibility of moving up from No. 6 to No. 3 to get a quarterback.

What would have happened had the Commanders chosen Drake Maye, the quarterback the Giants were said to covet in a potential swap with the Patriots?

Would the Patriots, who chose Maye at No. 3, have stayed at that spot and chosen Daniels? Would they have been amenable to a move down to No. 6, allowing the Giants to get a quarterback?

It is an obvious what-if that we will never know the answer to. It is, though, an interesting revelation worthy of discussion.

Your thoughts, Giants fans?