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  • KevinRoll DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Picks Traded
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derrick Henry
RB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Commanders steal Pierce and grade out a B+.

When a board-topper like Hollin Pierce slides to pick 148, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Taylor pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

The Derrick Henry pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 29 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
Value said wait; Mason Taylor in slot 61 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Taking Hollin Pierce in No. 148 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in pick No. 207 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A tidy little value on LaJohntay Wester in the 238th pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
They took Hunter Wohler at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Stacking talent where they were already deep.