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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Pearsall to cover a lot of smaller sins. With running back and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. The Randolph Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slipping to the 36th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They went early on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 37, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With running back and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent Round 3, Pick 4 on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
No drama and no debate, Luke Lachey went about where he belonged in pick 100. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cam Hart
By-the-book stuff, Cam Hart at the 104th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at No. 141, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick182 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at slot 182 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at pick 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.