Despite a handful of positive reports coming out of camp regarding 2nd-overall draft selection Jayden Daniels, the Commanders have yet to anoint the former LSU star as the starting quarterback heading into training camp. Luckily for Daniels and fantasy football managers, the season doesn’t start tomorrow, meaning Daniels will have plenty of opportunities to capitalize on and cement himself as the starter by kickoff in September. His competition for the starting job is hardly stiff, with journeyman backup Marcus Mariota being the only thing standing between Daniels and quarterbacking an offense with a healthy number of weapons including Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, the recently drafted Ben Sinnott, and a two-headed monster in the backfield in Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler. Outside of Caleb Williams, no other rookie quarterbacks have officially been named the starters on their respective teams, so fantasy managers can treat this development as nothing more than business as usual. In reality, there are very few outcomes where Daniels isn’t under center in Week 1, and anything besides that would be a genuine shock.
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