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THE PERFECT Washington Commanders Draft (Jan 18, 2024)

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (PIT)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NYG)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Head Shot
Cam Brown
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B+.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Landing Gray that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick No. 26 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A reasonable price with a little left over, JT Tuimoloau in slot 35. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in the 36th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in the 40th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Good price on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 3, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Blake Fisher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick120 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
The board fumbled J. Michael Sturdivant all the way to pick 120, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
Value with a capital V on James Williams in the 140th overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in No. 141 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No drama and no debate, Zion Tupuola-Fetui went about where he belonged in the 181st pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
They did well to land Ben Bywater in the Round 6 slot, just ahead of his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Circle this one: Joshua Gray at pick No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.