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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
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Luke Fortner
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Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Commanders were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

All has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Spending an early pick on linebacker with running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

The King value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jordan Morgan and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In Round 1, Pick 17 they get protection for the quarterback, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A reach for T.J. Tampa in No. 36; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 40 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 42 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at the 48th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kalen King
They barely believed it either: Kalen King still on the board at the 67th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 96. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They paid a round early for Junior Colson in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They bypassed pressing needs at running back to take Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick141 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III at No. 141 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Erick All
This one needs a full-page explanation: Erick All in slot 223, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.