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Draft Selections
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (WSH)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (KC)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (KC)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Keith Taylor Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Commanders, and a B to prove it.

The Commanders went off the board in a big way for Jalen Rivers, 97 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Carter. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Aireontae Ersery
In No. 32 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 32 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the 79th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick96 Rnd3 Jack Bech
You do not let a wide receiver like Jack Bech reach pick 96 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Alexander. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick146 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at the 146th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick203 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Joshua Gray in Round 6, Pick 28, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jalen Rivers
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Rivers well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Taking Akili Arnold in pick 247 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.