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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC FutureC
Grand theft in No. 181: the Commanders steal Schrader and grade out a C+.

When a board-topper like Cody Schrader slides to slot 181, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Raym proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

Hit on Brock Bowers and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In No. 4 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Tyler Nubin at pick No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mike Sainristil. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at slot 101 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at the 138th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
They barely believed it either: Cody Schrader still on the board at the 181st pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd6 Andrew Raym
Andrew Raym in the 220th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.