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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
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. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga in pick 36 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Amarius Mims at the 40th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Somehow Quinyon Mitchell was still sitting there in slot 67, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick No. 78 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cole Bishop
Nice patience on Cole Bishop, who had no business lasting to No. 100. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Cedric Gray in the 139th pick, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Taking Jarrian Jones in Round 5, Pick 16 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
The board had Tyrice Knight higher than Round 7, Pick 2, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.