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Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Nwankpa: C+.

Call it larceny. Xavier Nwankpa sat on the board until the 163rd overall pick, and the Commanders did not need to be asked twice.

The Woods reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In pick 24 they get a disruptor off the edge, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brett Norfleet
They did well to land Brett Norfleet in the 88th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Circle this one: Xavier Nwankpa at No. 163 is a fall that decides a draft. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick202 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
A wild overpay on Eric Gentry in pick No. 202, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick237 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.