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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LAR)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LAR)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Powell-Ryland has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

It is not that Eichenberg is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick 40 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick54 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in the 54th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Tommy Eichenberg while clear needs at running back and interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick102 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
Nothing to complain about; J. Michael Sturdivant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
A slide stopped in the 141st pick, with Nehemiah Pritchett worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at pick No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick No. 223 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.