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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Commanders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Spencer Rattler, taking him 81 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Put together, it is a D+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Flournoy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 11th pick they get a disruptor off the edge, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In No. 23 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
They talked themselves into Spencer Rattler at pick No. 36, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeremiah Trotter Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaden Hicks
No drama and no debate, Jaden Hicks went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
This one needs a full-page explanation: Blake Fisher in the 100th overall pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They liked Dallin Holker enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 3. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A premium they did not need to pay, Javion Cohen a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
A reach on Justin Rogers in the 184th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Circle this one: Ryan Flournoy at pick 222 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.