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Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Mitchell pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga at the 36th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at slot 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at No. 68 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in Round 3, Pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 104 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
They let Lathan Ransom come to them and pounced at the 182nd overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick225 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Foster at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.