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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Pearsall fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ricky Pearsall fell into the 225th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need Braswell to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
No edge and no loss on Nate Wiggins in Round 2, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They liked Chris Braswell enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 37. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
A tidy little value on Tyler Guyton in pick No. 68, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zach Frazier at the 100th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Luke Lachey
They paid sticker price for Luke Lachey in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara in pick 141 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dorian Singer
Nothing to complain about; Dorian Singer went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
They robbed the room for Ricky Pearsall here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.