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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Duce Chestnut Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Duce Chestnut
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NYG)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NYG)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ATL)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIA)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders won the night they stopped Chestnut from sliding. Grade: B-.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Commanders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 10 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins at slot 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
They paid sticker price for Jack Sawyer in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick74 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in the 74th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 37: Zach Frazier for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Will Shipley in the 106th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in pick 141 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jamari Thrash
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jamari Thrash in slot 182. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
Value with a capital V on Tyler Batty in No. 184, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
They paid up for Ricky Pearsall at the 188th pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Duce Chestnut
The board fumbled Duce Chestnut all the way to the 225th overall pick, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.