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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NYG)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Dyami Brown
WR
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
Head Shot
Jamin Davis
LB
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Commanders took Matthew Jones at pick No. 226, roughly 40 spots before his name belonged. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Graham Barton at Round 2, Pick 4. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in the 40th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 67th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick78 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at Round 3, Pick 14 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A tidy little value on Khyree Jackson in the 100th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 107 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.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They paid sticker price for Tommy Eichenberg in No. 139, and that is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick141 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at slot 152 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
By-the-book stuff, Jaheim Bell at the 162nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Keaton Bills
Keaton Bills in pick 222 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at No. 226 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.