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Duke Football: Daniel Jones climbing up NFL experts mock drafts

By Kevin Connelly

MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Daniel Jones #17 of the Duke Blue Devils warms up before the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 03: Daniel Jones #17 of the Duke Blue Devils warms up before the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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After a stellar performance in the NFL Combine and at his pro day, former Duke Football quarterback Daniel Jones is soaring up NFL mock drafts.

Daniel Jones was one of the more intriguing quarterback prospects heading into the NFL Draft later this month.

No one truly expected Jones to leave Duke at the beginning of the season, but with a very weak quarterback class and a stellar season in Durham, Jones opted to enter his name in the NFL Draft.

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The former Duke standout initially turned heads in his final game as the starting quarterback for the Blue Devils in the Independence Bowl.

Jones marched the Blue Devils up and down the field, as he completed 30-of-41 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns. Daniel Jones was named MVP of the games as he also rushed for a touchdown and believe it or not, completed a pass to himself.

The impressive play from Jones continued as he was invited to the Reese’s Senior Bowl and was also named MVP of that game, leading the North team to a come from behind win, completing 8-of-11 passes for 115 yards, one touchdown and rushing for another score.

Daniel Jones continued to display his football IQ and athleticism at the NFL Combine and during’s Duke’s pro-day last week and quarterback needy teams have taken notice.

As NFL Draft experts are in the process of churning out more and more mock drafts on a consistent basis are sliding Daniel Jones up into the first round.

NFL.com Draft Analyst Chad Reuter has Jones being selected by the New York Giants with the No. 17 overall pick.

The Giants and Jones seem to be a perfect match as Jones’ coach in college, David Cutcliffe, also coached and molded Giants current quarterback Eli Manning.

The day after Daniel Jones’ workout at Duke he was in New Jersey the next morning with a private workout and meeting with the Giants.

CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco also has the Giants selecting Jones’ at No. 17 but Prisco’s colleague at CBS Sports, predicted a trade between the Giants and the Kansas City Chiefs and has the Giants taking Jones with the No. 29 overall pick.

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. did not rank Daniel Jones in his Top-25 prospects entering the NFL Draft, but he did rank Jones as the No. 4 quarterback, behind Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins, Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, and Missouri’s Drew Lock.

Kiper Jr. did not have Jones being selected in the First Round in his mock draft and neither did his fellow draft expert Todd McShay.

While more and more mock drafts will be released in the coming weeks, the NFL Draft begins with the First Round on Thursday, April 25 in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:00pm ET and the First Round of the NFL Draft will be broadcasted on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox and NFL Network.

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