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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
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders robbed the room for Monangai. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Kyle Monangai got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at slot 250.

Reaching for Taylor left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 29th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Mason Taylor
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason Taylor well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 15 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in pick 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They let KeAndre Lambert-Smith come to them and pounced at the 207th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
Hunter Wohler at slot 238 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick250 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai at pick No. 250 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.