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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
Larceny in No. 207 lands the Commanders a B, Skattebo and all.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cam Skattebo got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at pick 207.

Thornton Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Myles Garrett deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 2 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They paid sticker price for Darien Porter in pick 79, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A reach on Hollin Pierce in the 103rd pick; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 148 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They robbed the room for Cam Skattebo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, Ryan Fitzgerald in Round 7, Pick 1, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Taking Luke Lachey in pick No. 238 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at No. 250 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.