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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (PIT)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (CLE)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 6 (TEN)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (CLE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (SEA)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PHI)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DET)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (SF)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DET)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Charles Cross
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent slot 153 on Joe Milton III, a name most had 45 spots down the list.

The Harden value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Adding Charles Cross by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 16th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 4 is lovely value for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick50 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in pick No. 50 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick51 Rnd2 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at slot 51 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at pick 67, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 9 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Khyree Jackson at No. 78, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at slot 95 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in the 103rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in pick No. 105 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick112 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Johnny Wilson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser in pick 135 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick153 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 153rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
They robbed the room for Kitan Oladapo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at Round 6, Pick 44 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick220 Rnd6 Myles Harden
You do not let a cornerback like Myles Harden reach slot 220 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 Trey Knox
No drama and no debate, Trey Knox went about where he belonged in pick 228. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.