Thirty-one other rooms let Nick Emmanwori slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at pick No. 61. Highway robbery. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Reaching for Prather left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

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