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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B+.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story. Landing Braswell that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Commanders indulged a want in Eichenberg while a need in wide receiver and interior defensive lineman stayed open.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 4 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 27 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Good price on Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in the 40th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in the 67th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick78 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 78 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick100 Rnd3 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at Round 3, Pick 37 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tommy Eichenberg at linebacker with wide receiver and interior defensive lineman open.
Pick139 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 139 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at slot 152 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in the 222nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.