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4/6/25
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Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-. Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Commanders never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
If Hairston pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. On value alone, TeSlaa makes the weekend a net positive.
Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick29
Rnd1
Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61
Rnd2
Maxwell Hairston
They went early on Maxwell Hairston in No. 61, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128
Rnd4
Emery Jones Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the 128th overall pick with a little surplus value in Emery Jones Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick205
Rnd6
Luke Lachey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke Lachey at the 205th pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick245
Rnd7
Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at slot 245 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.





