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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (JAX)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (KC)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (KC)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cam Skattebo had no business being available in the 131st pick, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the 29th pick they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No drama and no debate, Darien Porter went about where he belonged in the 71st overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick88 Rnd3 Savion Williams
They paid sticker price for Savion Williams in No. 88, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at slot 131. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They did well to land Jack Nelson in pick 184, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Taking Caleb Ransaw in pick No. 226 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick245 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 7, Pick 29 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.