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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 67 on Javon Solomon a full 41 spots early.

They banked enough surplus on Sainristil to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
By-the-book stuff, Joe Alt at Round 1, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A quiet steal in pick No. 36: Troy Fautanu for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A tidy bit of business in slot 37, where Troy Franklin graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 40th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A surprising call. With edge rusher, quarterback and other spots still to address, they spent pick 67 on Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They paid up for Cooper Beebe at No. 69 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
The board fumbled Mike Sainristil all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
A slide stopped in pick No. 102, with McKinnley Jackson worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A clean, defensible pick in the 141st pick with a little surplus value in Kamal Hadden. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Curtis Jacobs. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick223 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Brevyn Spann-Ford at No. 223, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.