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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jah Joyner in the 128th pick, a good 31 spots before the room expected him. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
In pick No. 29 they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick61 Rnd2 Isaiah Bond
They paid up for Isaiah Bond at slot 61 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jah Joyner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jah Joyner in the Round 4 slot, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Lachey. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick245 Rnd7 John Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, John Williams well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.