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  • commandan DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Noah Daniels, 137 picks ahead of schedule.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Hit on Landon Jackson and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get juice off the edge. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Higgins. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hollin Pierce in slot 79, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick153 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 153 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
They barely believed it either: Donovan Edwards still on the board at the 206th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in the 207th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They paid a round early for Tonka Hemingway in Round 7, Pick 20, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Noah Daniels
A wild overpay on Noah Daniels in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.