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RUN ON APR 22, 2024

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  • Naylorball DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA+
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Michael Penix Jr. is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

Irving has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That Hunt pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. in the Round 1 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ladd McConkey in the 36th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They paid sticker price for Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 40th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick 44 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Roger Rosengarten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roger Rosengarten well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker at No. 77 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Caelen Carson in pick No. 78, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 37 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in slot 139 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
They will replay Jalyx Hunt at the 152nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick168 Rnd5 Beau Brade
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 168 with a little surplus value in Beau Brade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Garret Greenfield. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.