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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (PIT)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (IND)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (IND)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Broderick Jones
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: A-.

The Commanders put a flag in the ground for Erick All, 169 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

They have staked the next five years on Michael Penix Jr., which is the only story that really matters here. Thomas Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Michael Penix Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 18th overall pick they get the arm they will build around, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A premium they did not need to pay, Patrick Paul a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 53rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Circle this one: Tyler Guyton at pick No. 66 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
They robbed the room for Brian Thomas Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
The board had cheaper options than MarShawn Lloyd at the Round 4 slot, and it noticed. It fills a real need, too.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick No. 121 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick139 Rnd5 Erick All
A real head-scratcher, Erick All in the 139th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick158 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 5, Pick 22 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick180 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They left a pile of value on the table to take Julian Pearl this early at the 180th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at No. 223 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.