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  • KevinRoll DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureD
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Hancock: C+.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jordan Hancock fell into pick 238. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will need Taylor to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In No. 12 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Mason Taylor this early at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at slot 79 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 9 is lovely value for the linebacker. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at the 207th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in pick 238 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.