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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Isaiah Neyor Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Isaiah Neyor
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B for the Commanders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end and interior defensive lineman still on the board. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Chop Robinson at slot 36 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in Round 2, Pick 8, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick54 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They did well to land Jackson Powers-Johnson in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 57 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They paid up for Junior Colson at the 67th pick when waiting would have done the job. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick88 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A conviction pick on Khyree Jackson at the 88th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With tight end and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick 100 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick102 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
A reach on Braelon Allen in the 141st overall pick; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick223 Rnd7 Myles Jones
A tidy bit of business in slot 223, where Myles Jones graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Isaiah Neyor
Isaiah Neyor at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.