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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: C+.

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 nets out a thoroughly average C+.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Every board in the league had Cowing lower, and that gap is the story. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Tampa.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dallas Turner in No. 34. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick42 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy little value on Edgerrin Cooper in pick 42, a step better than break-even. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in pick No. 100. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A reach on Dominick Puni in the 102nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cade Stover
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cade Stover. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
They took Drake Nugent at par in slot 140, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at pick 180 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Value said wait; Jacob Cowing in the 181st pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A big swing on Jase McClellan at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.