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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Williams, and a B, for the Commanders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

Laube at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. They are betting Knox proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
They took Caleb Williams at par in the Round 1 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 40th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kingsley Suamataia in No. 67. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Mahogany at pick 100, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the 102nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
A conviction pick on Brennan Jackson at Round 5, Pick 3 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick179 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 179 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trey Knox
The board had cheaper options than Trey Knox at slot 222, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.