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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LAC)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Hayden Hurst
TE
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C.J. Mosley
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The McCaffrey pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end, edge rusher and other spots still on the board.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels at the 2nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick50 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 72nd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke McCaffrey
Value said wait; Luke McCaffrey in Round 3, Pick 37 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in pick No. 111 leaves tight end, edge rusher and other spots for later.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
They jumped the gun on Tykee Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jordan Magee
No drama and no debate, Jordan Magee went about where he belonged in No. 161. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A straight-up fair deal on Tylan Grable at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick257 Rnd7 Austin Reed
They reached a country mile for Austin Reed at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.