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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Braelin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Braelin Moore
C LSU
Bryce Hawthorne Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bryce Hawthorne
DT Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DAL)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DAL)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
CeeDee Lamb
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Larceny in No. 71 lands the Commanders a B+, Pieper and all.

Somebody in pick No. 71 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Kade Pieper, the No. 40 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The CeeDee Lamb pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. They left with tight end solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jamari Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Jamari Johnson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick47 Rnd2 David Stone
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like David Stone reach the 47th pick and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at slot 71 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jyaire Hill
The board fumbled Jyaire Hill all the way to No. 108, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick146 Rnd5 Earl Little Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Earl Little Jr. in pick 146, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick186 Rnd6 Braelin Moore
A slide stopped in the 186th overall pick, with Braelin Moore worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Bryce Hawthorne
Bryce Hawthorne at pick No. 228 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.