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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (JAX)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Anton Harrison
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Barton: B+.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Graham Barton fell into the Round 5 slot. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Mims pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Anton Harrison pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 7 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Nice patience on Ja'Tavion Sanders, who had no business lasting to No. 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
The board had cheaper options than Amarius Mims at Round 3, Pick 7, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in pick No. 100 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Junior Colson
No drama and no debate, Junior Colson went about where he belonged in the 107th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick144 Rnd5 Graham Barton
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Graham Barton in slot 144, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Nothing to complain about; Devin Neal went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 228th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.