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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Daniels. The board says 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. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Washington where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Foster reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at pick No. 36 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They paid sticker price for Xavier Legette in slot 40, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at the 67th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in pick 78. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in Round 3, Pick 37 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at No. 139, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They went early on Jared Wiley in the 152nd pick, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in No. 222 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.