Jayden Daniels to Commanders with No. 2 pick in NFL draft - ESPN

The Washington Commanders once again have turned to a dual-threat quarterback coming off a Heisman Trophy to help revitalize their franchise.

The Commanders selected LSU's Jayden Daniels with the No. 2 pick in the NFL draft Thursday, ending months of speculation — and intense privacy by the organization.

It is the highest Washington has drafted a quarterback since Robert Griffin III was picked with the second selection in 2012. Like Griffin, Daniels also won the Heisman Trophy and will enter the NFL as a threat to hurt teams with his arm or his legs. Washington also considered North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye and Michigan signal-caller J.J. McCarthy.

As a fifth-year senior for LSU last season, Daniels threw for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns with only four interceptions. He also ran 135 times for another 1,134 yards and eight touchdowns. He started 55 games in his college career, including all 29 games he played over three seasons at Arizona State, which is where he began his career. Daniels threw for 12,749 yards, 89 touchdowns and 20 interceptions in his career. He also ran for 3,307 and 34 more scores.

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The Commanders are hoping that Daniels can fill the organization's biggest on-field hole for most of the past three decades. Washington has started 33 quarterbacks since it last won the Super Bowl after the 1991 season — and eight in the past four years. If Daniels succeeds, he can breathe new life into the organization on the field, after it has undergone one off the field.

In the past eight months Washington has gotten a new owner in Josh Harris, a new general