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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (WSH)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (WSH)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DET)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chau Smith-Wade
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesD+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Bassa: B.

Somebody in the Round 6 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 120 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

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 tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the 59th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 91 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Steal is underselling it; Sebastian Castro at No. 113 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick146 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick162 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
They robbed the room for Quinshon Judkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick202 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in pick 202 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick211 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in slot 211 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick235 Rnd7 Clay Webb
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 19, where Clay Webb graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick246 Rnd7 Nick Nash
They took Nick Nash at par in pick No. 246, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.