Brian Kelly Shares Development Plan That Helped Recruit Jayden Daniels Back To LSU

After leading the Tigers to the SEC Championship and a 10-win season in his first year at LSU, quarterback Jayden Daniels returns to Baton Rouge for one final year.

His impressive 2022 campaign put him in a position to possibly declare for the NFL Draft, but head coach Brian Kelly laid out a development plan that helped Daniels make his decision to return to the team in 2023.

On Tuesday, Kelly talked about Daniels' re-recruitment back in December:

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"When Jaden made the decision to come back, I think there were a number of things that were on the table for discussion," Kelly said.

"You start with physical development and how we can put together a plan for his strength and conditioning."

"We had to recruit him back. We had to give him a comprehensive plan for what we would do in the weight room. And how we would continue to develop him technically as a quarterback."

"And then utilizing the resources that we have here. We have VR, we have the ability to train year-round, and having receivers here for him."

"It was really just having a comprehensive year-round training program for him right here and then providing him the opportunity to do other things as well. He went out on the west coast and trained with other elite quarterbacks and we provided him with the contacts to do that."

"It was about continuing the development of a quarterback at that stage. And when we met with him, and he saw that we had a compressive plan, it helped him make his decision."

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Daniels passed for 2,774 yards, with 16 touchdowns and just three interceptions last season. He also rushed for 818 yards and 11 touchdowns.