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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Young
EDGE
Head Shot
Christian Holmes
CB
Head Shot
Joshua Kalu
S
Head Shot
Montez Sweat
EDGE
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

Some picks age like wine; Jaden Shirden at the 181st pick will need to, sitting 127 spots clear of his grade.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Colson pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback, edge rusher and other spots.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. On value alone, Travis makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
No drama and no debate, Joe Alt went about where he belonged in pick No. 5. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 4, where Jordan Morgan graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Edgerrin Cooper in the 67th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Good price on Jonathon Brooks in Round 3, Pick 15, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cade Stover well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Junior Colson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Junior Colson while clear needs at cornerback, edge rusher and other spots sat open.
Pick116 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A reach on Javon Foster in the 116th overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the 141st pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick159 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Nice patience on Jordan Travis, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in slot 160 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaden Shirden
A wild overpay on Jaden Shirden in No. 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Hayden Hatten
Hayden Hatten at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.