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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Jack Conklin
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureC+
Grand theft in pick No. 238: the Commanders steal Higgins and grade out a C.

When a board-topper like Jay Higgins slides to pick 238, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not. A weekend of give and take that grades a C.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 40th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick61 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas in pick 61 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 3, Pick 7 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They jumped the gun on Jordan Phillips, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
They paid sticker price for Darius Alexander in the 130th overall pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kyren Lacy at Round 5, Pick 9. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at the 209th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach pick No. 238 and blink. They did not. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick250 Rnd7 James Burnip
They will replay James Burnip at slot 250 for years; that is how good the value is. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick254 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at No. 254 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
Steal is underselling it; Bhayshul Tuten at pick 257 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.