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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Tanner Mordecai Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Commanders took Tanner Mordecai a full 196 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 4 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins at No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 37th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in pick 68 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A real head-scratcher, Gabriel Murphy in Round 3, Pick 37 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A reach on Mike Sainristil in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tanner Mordecai
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tanner Mordecai in pick No. 182, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
They reached a country mile for Jason Henderson at Round 7, Pick 5, and the board is aghast. A minor itch, scratched.