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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 222nd overall pick lands the Commanders a B+, Jones and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jarrian Jones got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the 222nd overall pick. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They are betting Vidal proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in the 36th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They took Chris Braswell at par in pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in Round 3, Pick 3, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
A safety of that caliber at the 101st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Khyree Jackson in pick No. 103, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
They barely believed it either: Ja'Lynn Polk still on the board at pick 105. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 138th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A wild overpay on Jared Wiley in pick No. 181, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kimani Vidal in the Round 6 slot, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in Round 7, Pick 2 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.