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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (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: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
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Richie Grant
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Alex Highsmith
EDGE
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Ted Karras
C
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Josh Uche
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: A-.

The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Beebe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They banked enough surplus on Carson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Commanders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, with Amarius Mims leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Troy Fautanu in pick 34. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in slot 36 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in the 40th overall pick with a little surplus value in Ja'Tavion Sanders. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick43 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 11, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Value said wait; Cooper Beebe in pick No. 49 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at the 67th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at pick No. 76 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
They read the board right and Caelen Carson was the payoff at No. 101. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They reached a country mile for Mohamed Kamara at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Nothing to complain about; Jalen McMillan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in the 106th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick 138 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A wild overpay on Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Dixon. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick196 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in No. 196 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at Round 6, Pick 45 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.