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Draft Selections
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Lachey fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Commanders watched Luke Lachey slide 40 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In slot 29 they get a disruptive interior force, outstanding value to boot.
Pick61 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No drama and no debate, Darien Porter went about where he belonged in pick 79. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Taking Hollin Pierce in the 148th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 207 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick No. 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in the 250th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Stacking talent where they were already deep.