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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
B-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Golday: B-. The Commanders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jake Golday, the No. 64 name on the board, in the 223rd pick.
The O'Connor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick7
Rnd1
Kayden McDonald
In pick No. 7 they get a load in the middle, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick71
Rnd3
Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick145
Rnd5
Chase Bisontis
They robbed the room for Chase Bisontis here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185
Rnd6
Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at Round 6, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196
Rnd6
Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor in slot 196 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223
Rnd7
Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach the 223rd pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.






