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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
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
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Commanders: C+.

The Commanders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 1, Pick 29 regardless, 43 picks early. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

Marks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Donovan Ezeiruaku
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Restrepo
No edge and no loss on Xavier Restrepo in No. 61; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A real head-scratcher, Hollin Pierce in pick No. 79 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They read the board right and Cody Simon was the payoff at slot 148. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick207 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Nice patience on Woody Marks, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 29. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in the 238th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
They reached a country mile for Nohl Williams at pick 250, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.