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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Louisiana-Monroe
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B-, for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Carson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Harris Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 2 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A conviction pick on Patrick Paul at the 36th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Edgerrin Cooper. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Xavier Legette in the 67th pick, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick 100 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick102 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid up for Ben Sinnott at slot 141 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in Round 6, Pick 6 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donell Harris Jr. in the 223rd pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.