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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a B-, for the Commanders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

That Sainristil pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every board in the league had Robinson lower, and that gap is the story. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 2nd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No drama and no debate, Tyler Guyton went about where he belonged in slot 36. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 40 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
They talked themselves into Darius Robinson at pick No. 101, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter is a better player than Round 4, Pick 3 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 138th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at No. 181 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick220 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
The board fumbled De'Corian Clark all the way to Round 6, Pick 45, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.