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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Caleb Williams is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Tampa to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 67, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
They let Patrick Paul come to them and pounced at No. 78. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
The board fumbled T.J. Tampa all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They read the board right and Ben Sinnott was the payoff at the 139th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 152 with a little surplus value in Luke McCaffrey. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A reach for Trevin Wallace in slot 222; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.