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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (WSH)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (ATL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 26: the Commanders steal Smith-Wade and grade out a A-.

The Commanders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 162 name on the board, in pick No. 201. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story.

Adding Asante Samuel Jr. by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 8 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Nothing to complain about; Graham Barton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
By-the-book stuff, Kamren Kinchens at the 37th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They took Chop Robinson at par in No. 38, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick40 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
No drama and no debate, Bralen Trice went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reach on Cooper Beebe in pick 67; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in pick No. 100 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis in the 102nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick181 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 181st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They reached into another round for Gabe Hall, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick201 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in Round 6, Pick 26 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Matthew Jones well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.