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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathan Greenard
EDGE
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Josh Uche
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

If Jones pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Vaki.

Bottom line, with Bo Nix leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick No. 11 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the 23rd pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in the 34th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in pick 36, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in Round 3, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Fair-plus on Mike Sainristil, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They paid a round early for Cedric Gray in No. 103, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at slot 139, value and slot in agreement. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick152 Rnd5 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in the 152nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sione Vaki at pick 167 is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.