Daniel Jeremiah: Commanders Shouldn't Do 'Unprecedented' Trade for Caleb Williams

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah does not believe the Washington Commanders should give up an "unprecedented" haul in order to trade up in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Commanders currently hold the No. 2 selection, while the Chicago Bears will have their pick of USC's Caleb Williams, UNC's Drake Maye and LSU's Jayden Daniels.

When asked by NFL Network's Rich Eisen if he would "suggest [the Commanders] doing something unprecedented to go get Caleb Williams," Jeremiah answered negatively.

"I don't know that I would say 'unprecedented,'" Jeremiah said Sunday on "The Rich Eisen Show. "I think if you could get something done that's within reason, I could make a case for that."

"I like the other two quarterbacks. I think there's three good quarterbacks in this draft that are really highly graded."

Using the No. 2 pick to select Maye or Daniels would be "a really, really good option" that does not involve the Commanders giving up future draft capital, Jeremiah added.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said Tuesday that he believes it would take "historic, crazy compensation" to get the Bears to give up on the chance to draft the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner.

That could be a tough sell for Commanders leaders like assistant general manager Adam Peters, who before joining Washington in January spent seven seasons in the 49ers' front office.

Peters was on John Lynch's staff in 2021, when the team gave up three first-round picks in order to move up and select quarterback Trey Lance at No. 3 in the draft. The 49ers ended up trading Lance for a single fourth-round pick two years later.

"You look at Adam Peters coming over there, you always carry your scars with you, and maybe the one do-ever that he might have with John Lynch there is the massive haul to go up to get Trey Lance that didn't pan out," Jeremiah said.

The 2024 NFL Draft is set to begin in Detroit on April 25.