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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Everything else got attention, and cornerback got none. That is a strange way for the Commanders to leave a draft. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Barner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Frazier value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt in the 4th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A reach on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 4; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A conviction pick on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 37 that the board grades a round light. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
No drama and no debate, Sedrick Van Pran went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zach Frazier at pick 100 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 AJ Barner
They went early on AJ Barner in pick No. 104, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
By-the-book stuff, Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the 141st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer in slot 182 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
Good price on Kaimon Rucker in the 225th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.