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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
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
Tyreem Powell Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyreem Powell
LB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NYG)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB
More right than wrong for the Commanders, and a B- to prove it.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 250 on Tyreem Powell a full 54 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Bryant falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 2 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 61st overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick79 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
They took Elijah Arroyo at par in the 79th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
The board had Ozzy Trapilo higher than No. 104, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Logan Brown
No edge and no loss on Logan Brown in pick No. 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Cobee Bryant in pick 207, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
Value with a capital V on LaJohntay Wester in No. 238, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tyreem Powell
A wild overpay on Tyreem Powell in the 250th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.