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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Trapilo fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ozzy Trapilo got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at pick 148. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Fair-plus on TreVeyon Henderson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
A quiet steal in slot 79: Deone Walker for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ozzy Trapilo
Circle this one: Ozzy Trapilo at No. 148 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
They will replay Dorian Strong at the 207th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick250 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
You do not let an offensive lineman like Carson Vinson reach the 250th overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.