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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Raheim Sanders
RB Arkansas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Commanders did exactly that with J. Michael Sturdivant in pick No. 107. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

On value alone, Castles makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 7 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
A tidy bit of business in the 36th pick, where Dallas Turner graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick39 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in pick 39, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at slot 71 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick107 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at No. 107 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Raheim Sanders. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick228 Rnd7 McCallan Castles
A tight end of that caliber at No. 228 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.