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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (TB)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CHI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
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Derrick Henry
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Antonio Gibson
RB
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Chris Rodriguez Jr.
RB
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
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Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Commanders won the night they stopped Muasau from sliding. Grade: 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.

That Muasau pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Trotter Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Derrick Henry leading the way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 7 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They reached into another round for Jeremiah Trotter Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A reach for Blake Corum in the 67th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the 68th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Fair-plus on Tykee Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
No edge and no loss on Jordan Travis in pick 141; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in No. 198 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Darius Muasau
Steal is underselling it; Darius Muasau at pick No. 223 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.