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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B-.

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. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The cost of the Jones reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid sticker price for Jordan Morgan in the 36th overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in No. 38, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in pick 40, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Austin Booker
They went early on Austin Booker in Round 3, Pick 3, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Good price on Mike Sainristil in pick No. 78, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in the 100th pick with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at slot 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 139 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick152 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the 152nd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.