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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ATL)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: A-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Schrader pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

However the rest shakes out, McKinstry at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
You do not let a cornerback like Kool-Aid McKinstry reach pick No. 36 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick37 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at the 37th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Value with a capital V on Jordan Morgan in the 40th pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Fair-plus on Brandon Dorlus, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 100. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
They paid up for Gabriel Murphy at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
The board had cheaper options than Darius Robinson at slot 141, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in pick No. 189 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Value said wait; Cody Schrader in the 201st overall pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
They paid sticker price for Xavier Restrepo in pick 223, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.