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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (IND)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CHI)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ATL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Kaden Elliss
LB
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
EDGE
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Laken Tomlinson
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

The Commanders went off the board in a big way for Sam Hartman, 61 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher. Smith falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in pick 15 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Byron Murphy II
In the 27th pick they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at Round 2, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in No. 40 with a little surplus value in Ja'Tavion Sanders. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at slot 43 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick66 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 66th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
No drama and no debate, Kamren Kinchens went about where he belonged in the 67th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at No. 71, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A premium they did not need to pay, Cade Stover a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick82 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in pick No. 82 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dominick Puni at slot 101 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at Round 4, Pick 9 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Mekhi Wingo. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick138 Rnd5 Josh Newton
The board had Josh Newton higher than slot 138, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick142 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in pick 142, which is nothing to complain about. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick146 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ainias Smith at the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They let Kamal Hadden come to them and pounced at the 178th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at pick No. 184 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Value said wait; Sam Hartman in No. 222 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.