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Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Amare Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Amare Thomas
WR Houston
Andrew Rappleyea Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Andrew Rappleyea
TE Penn State
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Smith Snowden
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Pieper fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

When a board-topper like Kade Pieper slides to No. 73, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In the 9th pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 David Stone
Somehow David Stone was still sitting there in pick 41, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Steal is underselling it; Kade Pieper at No. 73 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kingston Lopa
Kingston Lopa at slot 110 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick148 Rnd5 Amare Thomas
Fair-plus on Amare Thomas, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Andrew Rappleyea
Andrew Rappleyea at pick No. 188 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
Smith Snowden at Round 7, Pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.