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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Commanders.

The weekend has a hole in the middle of it named cornerback, a need the Commanders walked right past. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Landing Wester that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Brown reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
A clean, defensible pick in the 61st pick with a little surplus value in TreVeyon Henderson. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at No. 79 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A reach on Logan Brown in Round 5, Pick 9; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They let Luke Lachey come to them and pounced at pick 207. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
They took Jaishawn Barham at par in slot 238, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick250 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
Nice patience on LaJohntay Wester, who had no business lasting to the 250th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.