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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Barryn Sorrell, 74 picks early at the 238th pick.

The Edwards pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 29th overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
They liked Maxwell Hairston enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 29. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Somehow Marcus Mbow was still sitting there in the 79th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
They reached a country mile for Teddye Buchanan at No. 207, and the board is aghast. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick250 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at slot 250 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.