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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B-.

The Commanders torched the value chart for Taulia Tagovailoa, taking him 74 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
No drama and no debate, Jayden Daniels went about where he belonged in pick No. 2. The roster fit checks out.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 36th overall pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 50 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Mike Sainristil
By-the-book stuff, Mike Sainristil at Round 2, Pick 21 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at slot 67 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 100th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bucky Irving
They let Bucky Irving come to them and pounced at pick No. 139. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at slot 161 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They talked themselves into Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 222, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.