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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Caleb Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Caleb Rogers
OT Texas Tech
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Commanders spent No. 245 on Dayon Hayes, a name the board had a full 70 spots lower. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is not that Watts is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first.

The Watts pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at Round 1, Pick 29 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick61 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Xavier Watts adds a safety and leaves wide receiver, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
A tidy little value on Cobee Bryant in slot 128, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Caleb Rogers
Caleb Rogers in the 205th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Dayon Hayes
Value said wait; Dayon Hayes in pick No. 245 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.