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Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
Grand theft in No. 100: the Commanders steal Beebe and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cooper Beebe had no business being available in slot 100, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. The Powers-Johnson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 5 they get a red-zone target to build around. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Nice patience on Kool-Aid McKinstry, who had no business lasting to the 36th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Guyton at pick 37 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson in pick No. 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in slot 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Circle this one: Cooper Beebe at the 100th pick is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 2, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They read the board right and Tommy Eichenberg was the payoff at the 141st pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They paid sticker price for Curtis Jacobs in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in the 223rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.