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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Reaching for Reiman left real value on the table behind him. That Melton pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 2nd pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Value with a capital V on Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 36, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Value said wait; Patrick Paul in the 40th overall pick says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 78 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
Steal is underselling it; Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson slipping to pick 139 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
They talked themselves into Tip Reiman at No. 152, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nice patience on Nathaniel Watson, who had no business lasting to No. 222. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.