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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Kaleb Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaleb Jackson
RB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (BAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (BAL)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Kaleb Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kaleb Jackson
RB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (KC)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Players Gained
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Odafe Oweh
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B+.

The Commanders torched the value chart for Kaleb Jackson, taking him 66 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Styles pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman and edge rusher. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick51 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Sonny Styles at linebacker with offensive lineman and edge rusher open.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at slot 72 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick159 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 5, Pick 19 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Dane Key
Dane Key at the 175th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They went early on Xavier Nwankpa in No. 177, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick184 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in Round 6, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
Value said wait; Jaren Kanak in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
Elliot Washington II in slot 223 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kaleb Jackson
They reached into another round for Kaleb Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.