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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Syracuse
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Jawhar Jordan. He came off 77 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They paid up for Troy Fautanu at slot 34 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in No. 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ladd McConkey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mohamed Kamara
A real head-scratcher, Mohamed Kamara in pick 100 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at the 102nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the Round 5 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III at Round 6, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jawhar Jordan in pick 223, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.