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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Commanders: B.

The Commanders went off the board in a big way for Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins, 154 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Strong where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick56 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Fair-plus on JT Tuimoloau, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 62nd overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Value with a capital V on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 94, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Skattebo. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick128 Rnd4 Que Robinson
Que Robinson at No. 128 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They robbed the room for Hollin Pierce here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No drama and no debate, Dont'e Thornton Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 170. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Somehow Dorian Strong was still sitting there in pick No. 205, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick245 Rnd7 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins at Round 7, Pick 29 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.