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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

You build a draft on nights like this. Woody Marks had no business being available in the 238th overall pick, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Powell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 29th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in Round 2, Pick 29 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick79 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
No edge and no loss on Mason Taylor in pick 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They took Logan Brown at par in Round 5, Pick 9, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at pick No. 207 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Woody Marks at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tyreem Powell
A real head-scratcher, Tyreem Powell in slot 250 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.