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Draft Selections
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (PHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (PHI)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (PHI)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (JAX)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Players Gained
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Trevor Penning
OT
Head Shot
E.J. Speed
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA+
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 17: the Commanders steal Wright and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Jaylen Wright slides to pick 192, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will need Gray to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Gray pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with tight end still on the board. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Troy Franklin in pick 35. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick46 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick48 Rnd2 Graham Barton
By-the-book stuff, Graham Barton at No. 48 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick50 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 50th pick, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 Blake Corum
No drama and no debate, Blake Corum went about where he belonged in pick No. 67. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at slot 100 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
They jumped the gun on Leonard Taylor III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 115 on Cedric Gray with tight end unsolved.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
A straight-up fair deal on James Williams at pick No. 130, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick160 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick166 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in Round 5, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
No edge and no loss on Grayson Murphy in the 170th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips in the 171st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
They took Nathan Thomas at par in No. 181, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
Somehow Jaylen Wright was still sitting there in slot 192, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd6 Myles Jones
A premium they did not need to pay, Myles Jones a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.