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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Penix Jr. is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B-.

The Commanders torched the value chart for Austin Reed, taking him 64 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The whole projection now runs through Michael Penix Jr.; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Booker.

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

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slid further than he should have, and pick 36 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 40th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in the 48th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They let Christian Haynes come to them and pounced at slot 67. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Value with a capital V on Blake Fisher in Round 3, Pick 14, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick82 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker slipping to pick 82 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in No. 100 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
No edge and no loss on Johnny Wilson in the 114th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Beau Brade
They reached a country mile for Beau Brade at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A big swing on Dylan Laube at pick No. 152, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Austin Reed
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Austin Reed well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.