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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
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
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

Whoever sat across the table from the Commanders should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

The McClellan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27 Rnd1 Xavier Legette
In pick 27 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Fair-plus on Troy Fautanu, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamren Kinchens. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick40 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in No. 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick No. 67 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tyler Davis
A tidy little value on Tyler Davis in slot 100, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the 102nd pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at the 105th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick141 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
They did well to land Kamal Hadden in No. 141, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They paid sticker price for AJ Barner in the 181st overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Nice patience on Jase McClellan, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 3. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
The board had Brevyn Spann-Ford higher than pick 226, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.