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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
Head Shot
Joey Bosa
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Norwell
OG
Head Shot
James Smith-Williams
EDGE
Head Shot
Logan Thomas
TE
Head Shot
Nick Gates
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B- weekend for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

McGlothern at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 5th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy bit of business in No. 36, where Brian Thomas Jr. graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They paid sticker price for T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A clean, defensible pick in Round 3, Pick 3 with a little surplus value in Kingsley Suamataia. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cade Stover in the 78th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in pick No. 100 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley at pick 112 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at pick No. 139 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick201 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
The board fumbled Dwight McGlothern all the way to No. 201, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They took Nathan Thomas at par in the 222nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.