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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: A-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Latu at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 11th pick they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
Pick23 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In slot 23 they get a premier pass rusher, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A tidy little value on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 40, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A slide stopped in pick No. 67, with Payton Wilson worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in No. 78 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
A reach for Matt Goncalves in Round 3, Pick 37; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
A real head-scratcher, Roger Rosengarten in the 108th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in pick 139. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Fair-plus on Luke McCaffrey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Value said wait; Matthew Jones in the 222nd overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.