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Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (WSH)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (CAR)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Smith: B-.

Somebody in pick 238 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Brashard Smith, the No. 116 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Every board in the league had Stewart lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
In the 29th overall pick they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at pick 61 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
No edge and no loss on Jackson Slater in Round 5, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Somehow O'Donnell Fortune was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in slot 164 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 207, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick238 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Circle this one: Brashard Smith at pick No. 238 is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 J.C. Davis
A real head-scratcher, J.C. Davis in the 250th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.