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  • ejbohan DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a 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.

The Cowing pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Eichenberg pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with running back and interior defensive lineman still on the board. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 4 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 36th pick, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 37th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Fair-plus on Denzel Burke, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 100 with a little surplus value in Adisa Isaac. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A want over a need in slot 104: Tommy Eichenberg adds a linebacker while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Layden Robinson at pick 182, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Steal is underselling it; Jacob Cowing at the 225th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.