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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (TEN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders found their guy under center in Penix Jr.: A-.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

Sinnott has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. On value alone, Carson makes the weekend a net positive.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Michael Penix Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at pick 36 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at No. 67 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
They reached into another round for Ben Sinnott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Good price on Christian Mahogany in slot 103, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick124 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They barely believed it either: Caelen Carson still on the board at the 124th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams slipping to pick No. 128 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at Round 5, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at the 181st pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd6 Elijah Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Elijah Jones reach pick 220 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.