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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (WSH)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CIN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (PIT)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders bet the future on Daniels. The board says A-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The cost of the Owens reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Burton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Taylor-Demerson is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at slot 44 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 49 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kiran Amegadjie in Round 3, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A straight-up fair deal on Calen Bullock at pick 77, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at No. 78 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
A want over a need in the 100th pick: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson adds a safety while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in pick No. 115 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They took Blake Fisher at par in Round 4, Pick 20, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Milton III. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick206 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in pick 206 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Eric Watts
They went early on Eric Watts in the 214th pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in No. 222 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.