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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Players traded away
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Sam Howell
QB
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Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D- for the Commanders.

Somebody took the Commanders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Getting Cowing where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The Turner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In slot 14 they get a disruptor off the edge, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick24 Rnd1 Ja'Tavion Sanders
In the 24th pick they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A tidy little value on Keon Coleman in the 39th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at No. 100 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
By-the-book stuff, Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 107 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at Round 5, Pick 8 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cam Hart at the 185th overall pick is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
You do not let a wide receiver like Jacob Cowing reach No. 228 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.