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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (WSH)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (JAX)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (JAX)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Jonathan Allen
DT
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Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA-
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: D.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Commanders indulged a want in Kinchens while a need in tight end stayed open.

They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Coleman steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 12 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in No. 43. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick48 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A tidy little value on Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 16, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 52nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Fair-plus on Javon Bullard, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in the 71st overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kamren Kinchens adds a safety and leaves tight end untouched.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cade Stover
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 83 on Cade Stover with tight end unsolved.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylen Wright at pick No. 96 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick101 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They took Christian Mahogany at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A clean, defensible pick in slot 103 with a little surplus value in Leonard Taylor III. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jonah Elliss
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Elliss at the 115th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King in the 138th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at Round 5, Pick 16 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke McCaffrey in No. 181. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Circle this one: Layden Robinson at pick 195 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in the 220th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Stacking talent where they were already deep.