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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Harris should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tre Harris had no business being available in the 225th overall pick, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Trotter Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
They paid sticker price for Joe Alt in slot 4, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nate Wiggins. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They jumped the gun on Jeremiah Trotter Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus slid further than he should have, and No. 68 is lovely value for the edge rusher. It fills a real need, too.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 37 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in the 104th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in pick 141 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the 182nd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at No. 225 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.