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55th draft

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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (PIT)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cameron McCutcheon
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB+
More right than wrong for the Commanders, and a B- to prove it.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 123, a reach of 57 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Blue pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In the 29th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 4, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in pick 128 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at No. 205 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
They took Teddye Buchanan at par in pick No. 245, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.