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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent slot 245 on Xavier Truss, a name most had 64 spots down the list.

However the rest shakes out, Campbell at that price is a win they earned. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 29 they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at the 61st pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick128 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 4, Pick 26, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They let Jaylen Reed come to them and pounced at the 205th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick245 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss in No. 245 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.