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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (WSH)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Picks Traded
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (GB)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Okie-Anoma left real value on the table behind him. They banked enough surplus on Keegan to cover a lot of smaller sins. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
Edgerrin Cooper at the 36th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
A reach on Adisa Isaac in No. 40; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in slot 67, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick88 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They took Khyree Jackson at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 91st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Johnny Wilson well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A conviction pick on Walter Rouse at Round 5, Pick 16 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick155 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They liked Kamal Hadden enough to skip the value, taking him in the 155th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Taking Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in No. 190 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A reach for Michael Barrett in pick 222; a little patience would have been rewarded. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick239 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
Eyabi Okie-Anoma at the 239th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.