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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Fitzgerald: B.

The Commanders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 110 name on the board, in the Round 7 slot.

Reaching for Thornton Jr. left real value on the table behind him. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 29 they get an enforcer at safety at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They barely believed it either: Dylan Sampson still on the board at pick 79. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 146th overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 203 is a fall that decides a draft. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick236 Rnd7 Bhayshul Tuten
A running back of that caliber at the 236th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald at Round 7, Pick 31 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.