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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CHI)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Commanders let Harden fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Myles Harden had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with quarterback open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The cost of the Kamara reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 14 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jackson Powers-Johnson
In slot 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 3 with a little surplus value in Graham Barton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
They took Darius Robinson at par in pick No. 36, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick39 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A reach on T'Vondre Sweat in the 39th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No edge and no loss on Edgerrin Cooper in the 40th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
They did well to land Kamari Lassiter in No. 43, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
They paid sticker price for Roman Wilson in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 67 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 101st overall pick on Javon Solomon with quarterback unsolved.
Pick103 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Blake Corum
They robbed the room for Blake Corum here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A big swing on Mohamed Kamara at No. 111, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Theo Johnson at slot 138, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in Round 5, Pick 13 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones in pick No. 169 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick 181 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They went early on Trey Knox in the 220th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A tidy little value on Michael Barrett in Round 7, Pick 4, a step better than break-even. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick230 Rnd7 Myles Harden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Myles Harden in pick No. 230, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.