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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR South Carolina
Montrell Johnson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Montrell Johnson Jr.
RB Florida
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders found their guy under center in Williams: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Commanders watched Antwane Wells Jr. slide 76 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The whole projection now runs through Caleb Williams; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Johnson Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at No. 7 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick36 Rnd2 Josh Newton
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Newton. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
No edge and no loss on Amarius Mims in slot 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in pick No. 100 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They will replay Brenden Rice at the 107th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke Lachey
No drama and no debate, Luke Lachey went about where he belonged in the 144th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Taking Antwane Wells Jr. in No. 185 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick228 Rnd7 Montrell Johnson Jr.
A wild overpay on Montrell Johnson Jr. in pick 228, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.