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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (WSH)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LV)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (CHI)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CHI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Grand theft in the 180th overall pick: the Commanders steal Ford and grade out a C+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

The Ford value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The Commanders indulged a want in Eichenberg while a need in tight end, edge rusher and other spots stayed open.

Terence Steele gives the group a proven body among the projects.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A premium they did not need to pay, Troy Fautanu a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 43. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kingsley Suamataia in slot 62. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A tidy little value on Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 75, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Rod Moore in the 93rd pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Christian Haynes at No. 100. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A surprising call. With tight end, edge rusher and other spots still to address, they spent the 102nd pick on Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Taking Jaylan Ford in pick No. 180 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick223 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 3: Willie Roberts for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.