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Commander Draft 1.0

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B-, for the Commanders.

The Commanders spent real capital to be 132 picks early on Matthew Jones, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Landing McConkey that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 2nd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry is a better player than Round 2, Pick 8 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at slot 67 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A quiet steal in the 78th pick: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They read the board right and Dominick Puni was the payoff at pick 100. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Matthew Jones
They reached a country mile for Matthew Jones at the 139th pick, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 152 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
No edge and no loss on Frank Gore Jr. in No. 222; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.