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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players Gained
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Jermaine Johnson
EDGE
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Atonio Mafi
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Commanders came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. Smith at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Commanders paired the rookies with proven help, Jermaine Johnson leading the way.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 10th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They took Bralen Trice at par in pick 40, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 D.J. James
Nothing to complain about; D.J. James went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 72nd pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Good price on Zak Zinter in slot 100, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tykee Smith at Round 4, Pick 11. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Fair-plus on Cam Hart, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at Round 5, Pick 5 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
The board had Jaylan Ford higher than No. 181, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick223 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They did well to land Daequan Hardy in the 223rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They went early on Matthew Jones in pick No. 224, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.