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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (DET)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIA)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Players Gained
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Connor Galvin
OT
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
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Connor Williams
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Commanders reached some 46 spots for Taulia Tagovailoa, and value like that does not grow back. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They banked enough surplus on Vidal to cover a lot of smaller sins. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with wide receiver and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In the end it comes back to Joe Alt, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 5 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens in the 37th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick40 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in No. 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick73 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A surprising call. With wide receiver and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent slot 73 on Marist Liufau, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in Round 3, Pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A straight-up fair deal on Marshawn Kneeland at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Somehow Jarrian Jones was still sitting there in slot 141, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid sticker price for Dallin Holker in No. 142, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick166 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at Round 5, Pick 30 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
A real head-scratcher, Taulia Tagovailoa in pick 181 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
A running back of that caliber at the 223rd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.