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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
F
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD-
Williams is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a F. You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The board sounded every alarm, and the F is the fallout.
Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They are betting Eichenberg proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith-Wade. The Commanders indulged a want in Stover while a need in tight end and edge rusher stayed open.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with tight end still staring back at them.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Caleb Williams
In pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick6
Rnd1
Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick9
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
In slot 9 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27
Rnd1
Jackson Powers-Johnson
In pick No. 27 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35
Rnd2
Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. is a better player than the 35th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36
Rnd2
Jordan Morgan
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 4. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40
Rnd2
Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton in No. 40 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75
Rnd3
Junior Colson
They robbed the room for Junior Colson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick101
Rnd4
Cooper Beebe
Somehow Cooper Beebe was still sitting there in the 101st pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103
Rnd4
Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves tight end and edge rusher untouched.
Pick105
Rnd4
Blake Corum
The board fumbled Blake Corum all the way to slot 105, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Cedric Gray adds a linebacker while tight end and edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick123
Rnd4
Tommy Eichenberg
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Tommy Eichenberg at linebacker with tight end and edge rusher open.
Pick138
Rnd5
Matt Goncalves
They will replay Matt Goncalves at pick No. 138 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181
Rnd6
Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at the 181st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220
Rnd6
Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at No. 220 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222
Rnd7
Joe Milton III
Steal is underselling it; Joe Milton III at pick 222 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.




















