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Draft Selections
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Reynolds
TE Penn State
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Washington
Shamar Porter Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Shamar Porter
WR UConn
Sam Huard Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sam Huard
QB USC
Semaj Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Semaj Morgan
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B-.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Commanders did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to edge rusher, which was the need that mattered most.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Cayden Green
In the 7th overall pick they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick71 Rnd3 Luke Reynolds
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke Reynolds. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 Emmanuel Karnley
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel Karnley in Round 5, Pick 7; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Shamar Porter
Shamar Porter in No. 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick196 Rnd6 Sam Huard
No drama and no debate, Sam Huard went about where he belonged in the 196th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Semaj Morgan
Semaj Morgan at pick 223 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.