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RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • BigRus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (WSH)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (BUF)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (HOU)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Tony Grimes selection is the head-turner. The Commanders reached 94 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Boettcher.

Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 7th overall pick they get an enforcer at safety. More want than need.
Pick71 Rnd3 Emmett Johnson
Value said wait; Emmett Johnson in Round 3, Pick 7 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in slot 168 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
They will replay Bryce Boettcher at No. 187 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick209 Rnd6 Tony Grimes
They reached a country mile for Tony Grimes at pick 209, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They reached into another round for Dominic Zvada, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaren Kanak
Fair-plus on Jaren Kanak, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.