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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
John Michael Schmitz Jr.
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Murphy reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 2 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid up for Kingsley Suamataia at pick 42 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean at the 47th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gabriel Murphy in No. 66, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at slot 100 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
They reached a country mile for Jaheim Bell at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at Round 5, Pick 3, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaiah Williams well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in No. 223 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.