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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (SF)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SF)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a C+ to match.

There is reaching, and then there is Tanner McLachlan at No. 40. The Commanders jumped the board by 168 and dared it to prove them wrong. A mixed bag that lands at C+.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kingsley Suamataia this early at Round 2, Pick 4. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tanner McLachlan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner McLachlan in the 40th pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
A clean, defensible pick in the 67th overall pick with a little surplus value in Kamren Kinchens. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malik Washington
Good price on Malik Washington in pick 100, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They liked Jarrian Jones enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 124. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in No. 131; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
A tidy bit of business in the 179th pick, where Malik Mustapha graded well above the range. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick222 Rnd7 KT Leveston
Value said wait; KT Leveston in pick 222 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.