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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Michael Pratt at the 67th pick. The Commanders jumped the board by 35 and dared it to prove them wrong. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

It is not that Bishop is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

Kinchens at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In slot 2 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens slipping to No. 36 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick40 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They paid up for Devontez Walker at pick No. 40 when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
A wild overpay on Michael Pratt in pick 67, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 100th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Cole Bishop adds a safety while offensive lineman, edge rusher and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Value said wait; Jaylan Ford in No. 141 says they were not listening. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jawhar Jordan
They reached into another round for Jawhar Jordan, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune at the 223rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.