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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA+
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They banked enough surplus on Turner to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 7th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton in the 36th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
You do not let an edge rusher like Dallas Turner reach pick 38 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in slot 40 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick100 Rnd3 Will Shipley
They paid sticker price for Will Shipley in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany is a better player than pick No. 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 6 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in slot 141; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They took Fentrell Cypress II at par in Round 7, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.