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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalin Hyatt
WR
Head Shot
Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders let Allen fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

The Commanders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

Allen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In the end it comes back to JC Latham, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 25th pick they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in the 36th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
By-the-book stuff, J.J. McCarthy at Round 2, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in pick 67; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick70 Rnd3 Junior Colson
They took Junior Colson at par in pick No. 70, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at pick 101, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A clean, defensible pick in No. 103 with a little surplus value in Mason McCormick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams at pick No. 138 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd6 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen at Round 6, Pick 6 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Myles Jones
They went early on Myles Jones in the 220th overall pick, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.