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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (SF)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NO)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (NO)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Myles Garrett
DE
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Deebo Samuel
WR
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Chase Young
DE
Players traded away
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Emmanuel Forbes
CB
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Jamin Davis
LB
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Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureF
The Commanders robbed the room for Cornelius. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Ajani Cornelius slides to slot 181, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 29 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Zy Alexander
By-the-book stuff, Zy Alexander at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow in slot 79 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
The board fumbled Sebastian Castro all the way to pick No. 148, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Taking Ajani Cornelius in Round 6, Pick 3 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
They will replay Phil Mafah at the 207th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Good price on Trevor Etienne in No. 228, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in the 232nd overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.