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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CAR)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (SEA)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Players Gained
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Jammie Robinson
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Tariq Woolen
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Mims pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is a better player than No. 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in Round 2, Pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the 67th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in pick No. 138 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 AJ Barner
They did well to land AJ Barner in the 165th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick181 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Walter Rouse at pick 181 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Nothing to complain about; Tanor Bortolini went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.