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  • Meandwarf DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (SEA)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Head Shot
D.K. Metcalf
WR
Head Shot
Kelee Ringo
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Chase Young
EDGE
Head Shot
Montez Sweat
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Nix: A-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Jennings pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Landing Trice that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick36 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
The board had Bralen Trice higher than slot 36, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A conviction pick on Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 40 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in pick No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick81 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving in the 81st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Davis at No. 94, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick100 Rnd3 Matt Goncalves
They paid sticker price for Matt Goncalves in the 100th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at slot 102 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Nice patience on Kamal Hadden, who had no business lasting to the 141st pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford slipping to the 181st overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They went early on Jared Wiley in No. 186, and the value did not follow. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings in Round 7, Pick 3 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.