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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (ATL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Sam Howell
QB
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Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Williams reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On value alone, Hadden makes the weekend a net positive. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with interior defensive lineman still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 7th pick they get a security blanket over the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 8 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Worthy in Round 2, Pick 4. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at slot 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick 71 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in No. 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick107 Rnd4 Graham Barton
A clean, defensible pick in the 107th overall pick with a little surplus value in Graham Barton. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 James Williams
The board had cheaper options than James Williams at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
They took Ty'Ron Hopper at par in slot 144, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick185 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 185 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
By-the-book stuff, Rasheen Ali at No. 228 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.