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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (WSH)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (WSH)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (KC)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (KC)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (DEN)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Commanders let Emmanwori fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Nick Emmanwori tumbling to the Commanders in No. 61 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 61st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick63 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
A conviction pick on Nohl Williams at Round 4, Pick 15 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They liked Jordan Hancock enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick208 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Vernon Broughton in slot 208, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Somehow Jay Higgins was still sitting there in pick 226, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick245 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
By-the-book stuff, Teddye Buchanan at pick No. 245 squarely in line with his ranking. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick251 Rnd7 John Williams
The board had cheaper options than John Williams at No. 251, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in the 257th pick with a little surplus value in Roc Taylor. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.