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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B-.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Rice falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jayden Daniels went about where he belonged in the 2nd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 36 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A clean, defensible pick in pick 40 with a little surplus value in Jordan Morgan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at No. 67 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They did well to land Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 78th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 5, Pick 3 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in Round 7, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.