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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Nohl Williams
CB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureC+
The Commanders robbed the room for Moore. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Malachi Moore got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at the 205th pick. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in pick 61; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce in pick No. 132 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten slipping to the 169th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A conviction pick on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 170 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 6, Pick 29 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick206 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
Value said wait; Cam Jackson in the 206th pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
Taking Jaylin Lane in No. 245 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.