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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
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Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureF
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: C.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Commanders would have aced it. Ben Sinnott at the 40th pick is 62 spots clear of where he belonged.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in pick No. 4, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 9th pick they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 36 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 40th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 14 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke McCaffrey
They reached a country mile for Luke McCaffrey at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.