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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CAR)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Conklin
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Shough: C+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tyler Shough slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at No. 202. Highway robbery.

Reaching for Griffith left real value on the table behind him. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
No edge and no loss on Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 61; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They liked Darien Porter enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Donovan Jackson in slot 94. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick 103 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 7, with Jaylin Noel worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Ashton Gillotte
They read the board right and Ashton Gillotte was the payoff at No. 110. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tory Horton
You do not let a wide receiver like Tory Horton reach the 165th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick171 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Value with a capital V on Nohl Williams in No. 187, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II is a better player than the 194th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Shough at Round 6, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 207th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jonas Sanker
Good price on Jonas Sanker in pick 216, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A quiet steal in pick No. 229: Carson Vinson for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick236 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
A running back of that caliber at slot 236 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
They talked themselves into Kaden Prather at pick 238, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Nice patience on Teddye Buchanan, who had no business lasting to slot 250. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at the 257th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.