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Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Cornelius fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Ajani Cornelius at the 207th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a three-down second-level presence. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 61 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Quinshon Judkins at the Round 3 slot is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the 207th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Circle this one: Trevor Etienne at slot 238 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
You do not let a wide receiver like Ja'Corey Brooks reach the 250th overall pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.