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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (WSH)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (WSH)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LAC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (MIA)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NO)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Players traded away
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Daron Payne
DT
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Jartavius Martin
S
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Javon Kinlaw
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders let Green fall into their laps, and walked away with a D+.

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Green value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a centerfielder for the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick71 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
Good price on A'Mauri Washington in slot 71, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A tidy little value on Deontae Lawson in pick No. 72, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick75 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette at the 75th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They barely believed it either: Eli Stowers still on the board at the Round 3 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at No. 126 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in pick 138 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick No. 146 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in the 188th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick197 Rnd6 Nico Iamaleava
Nico Iamaleava at No. 197 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Value with a capital V on Mark Fletcher Jr. in slot 223, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick226 Rnd7 Taylen Green
Somehow Taylen Green was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 10, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.