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RUN ON JAN 22, 2024

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  • Meandwarf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYJ)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TEN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Caliendo
OG
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Head Shot
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Young
EDGE
Head Shot
Montez Sweat
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders robbed the room for Williams. Final grade: D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Commanders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Williams pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The McCarthy pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid a round early for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 36, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at the 42nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 43 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the 68th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent the Round 3 slot on Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
The board had Tykee Smith higher than pick No. 106, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick141 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at pick 141, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Value with a capital V on Frank Gore Jr. in Round 6, Pick 6, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Williams reach the 223rd pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.