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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B weekend for the Commanders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Jones at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Williams. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They robbed the room for Amarius Mims here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kalen King
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kalen King in the Round 3 slot, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
They read the board right and Bucky Irving was the payoff at the 100th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Nothing to complain about; Tykee Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
The board had cheaper options than Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 141, and it noticed. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick181 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They paid sticker price for AJ Barner in Round 6, Pick 6, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in the 223rd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.