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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (WSH)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (BAL)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (LAC)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAC)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (MIA)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Da'Shawn Womack Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Da'Shawn Womack
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Players traded away
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Andrew Wylie
OG
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Bobby Wagner
LB
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Nick Allegretti
OG
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Noah Igbinoghene
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Da'Shawn Womack, 57 picks ahead of schedule. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Landing Robinson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs at No. 11 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick44 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A clean, defensible pick in pick 44 with a little surplus value in Sonny Styles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A tidy little value on Jake Slaughter in the 45th pick, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick48 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 48 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick60 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
A straight-up fair deal on A'Mauri Washington at slot 60, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in Round 3, Pick 7 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 91st pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good price on D'Angelo Ponds in Round 4, Pick 13, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick146 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne slipping to slot 146 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
They did well to land DeMonte Capehart in the 151st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at pick 152 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick197 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Makhi Hughes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jalen Thompson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Thompson well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick226 Rnd7 Da'Shawn Womack
A real head-scratcher, Da'Shawn Womack in pick 226 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.