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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (PHI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jaquan Brisker
S
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Asante Samuel Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The tape said wait; the Commanders did not. Xavier Thomas went at Round 7, Pick 3, a good 32 picks before the board was ready.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. On value alone, Milton III makes the weekend a net positive.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The veteran additions, Asante Samuel Jr. chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick No. 40 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in No. 50; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick54 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Fair-plus on Graham Barton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Junior Colson
The board had cheaper options than Junior Colson at pick 67, and it noticed. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
A reach for Leonard Taylor III in pick No. 102; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 James Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in Round 5, Pick 5. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick181 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They read the board right and Joe Milton III was the payoff at the 181st pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in the 223rd overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.