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Draft Selections
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Marcus Ingram
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Antwaun Powell-Ryland at the Round 4 slot is 29 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Watts makes the weekend a net positive. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the 56th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach the 61st overall pick and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A slide stopped in pick 62, with Kaleb Johnson worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They left a pile of value on the table to take Antwaun Powell-Ryland this early at No. 128. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick177 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dont'e Thornton Jr.. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at slot 205 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick245 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bilhal Kone at the Round 7 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.