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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (WSH)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Steven Parker Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Steven Parker
DE-EDGE Texas State
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Received
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (CIN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (KC)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (DEN)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Commanders took Steven Parker at the 250th overall pick, roughly 112 spots before his name belonged.

Taylor falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron slipping to slot 29 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Tai Felton
Tai Felton at the 81st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick85 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 85th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick121 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in pick No. 121 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cody Simon
You do not let a linebacker like Cody Simon reach Round 5, Pick 15 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They left a pile of value on the table to take Miles Frazier this early at the Round 6 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
Circle this one: DJ Giddens at slot 207 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in pick No. 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Steven Parker
They reached into another round for Steven Parker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick256 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Steal is underselling it; Carson Vinson at pick 256 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.