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  • KevinRoll DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Commanders, and a C+ to match.

Somebody in Round 6, Pick 29 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Ja'Quinden Jackson, the No. 166 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They will need Ezeiruaku to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

If Donovan Ezeiruaku and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In No. 29 they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick61 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at pick 61 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A real head-scratcher, Hollin Pierce in No. 79 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cody Simon
The board had Cody Simon higher than the 148th pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Ja'Quinden Jackson in the 207th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
The board fumbled Kyle Monangai all the way to Round 7, Pick 20, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
Value said wait; Nohl Williams in slot 250 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.