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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

James at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Every board in the league had Suamataia lower, and that gap is the story. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 2 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey in pick No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Value said wait; Kingsley Suamataia in the 40th overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Austin Booker
They liked Austin Booker enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick78 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker is a better player than the 78th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 DJ James
They robbed the room for DJ James here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Steal is underselling it; Elijah Jones at No. 139 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
By-the-book stuff, Dallin Holker at slot 152 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Good price on Garret Greenfield in the 222nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.