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  • SCG65 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Mitch Morse
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Quarterback settled, Nix in the fold, and a B+ for the Commanders.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Reaching for Barrett left real value on the table behind him. However the rest shakes out, Corley at that price is a win they earned.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In pick No. 29 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in pick 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
The board had cheaper options than Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 36th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at the 40th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick61 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
They paid a round early for Adisa Isaac in No. 61, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
Fair-plus on Edgerrin Cooper, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A wild overpay on Sedrick Van Pran in Round 3, Pick 4, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in Round 3, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A tidy bit of business in slot 100, where Malachi Corley graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They paid sticker price for Blake Fisher in No. 102, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
A slide stopped in pick No. 140, with James Williams worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No drama and no debate, Javion Cohen went about where he belonged in pick 141. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No edge and no loss on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 181st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
They liked Cody Schrader enough to skip the value, taking him in the 223rd overall pick. It fills a real need, too.