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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (WSH)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (WSH)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (WSH)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (CIN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders won the night they stopped Brade from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Beau Brade had no business being available in No. 194, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at the 7th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at No. 27 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 36th overall pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick53 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They let Braden Fiske come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 21. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 80 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
A conviction pick on DeWayne Carter at slot 100 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Will Shipley
Circle this one: Will Shipley at pick No. 139 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey slipping to No. 161 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
They will replay Mason McCormick at the 176th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at pick No. 194 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Cody Schrader graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick242 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl in slot 242 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
A slide stopped in pick 257, with Daequan Hardy worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.