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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIA)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Daniels is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: A.

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.

That Fautanu pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him.

Bottom line, with Jayden Daniels leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 8 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick10 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims is a better player than No. 37 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kalen King
Kalen King in the 68th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at slot 74 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in pick No. 100 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the 106th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Max Melton
Max Melton in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 145th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick184 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at pick No. 184 is a fall that decides a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick188 Rnd6 Dallin Holker
They went early on Dallin Holker in Round 6, Pick 13, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Graham Mertz
A tidy bit of business in No. 225, where Graham Mertz graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.