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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 238 lands the Commanders a B, Lambert-Smith and all.

When a board-topper like KeAndre Lambert-Smith slides to the 238th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. They will need Burch to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 29 they get an enforcer at safety, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They barely believed it either: Omarion Hampton still on the board at slot 61. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A conviction pick on Jordan Burch at the 79th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at pick 148 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 207th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Circle this one: KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 238 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.