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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (GB)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Commanders let Jackson fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Ja'Quinden Jackson sat on the board until No. 239, and the Commanders did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
Nothing to complain about; Luther Burden III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They will replay Malaki Starks at the 56th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
A big swing on Jordan Burch at No. 61, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A conviction pick on Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 147 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick198 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 198 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson in Round 7, Pick 25 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A real head-scratcher, Tim Smith in the 246th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They reached a country mile for Jamaree Caldwell at slot 250, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.