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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Fred Davis II Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fred Davis II
CB Northwestern
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Fred Davis II Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LAR)
Fred Davis II
CB Northwestern
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LAR)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Young
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Fred Davis II pick is the one that will follow the Commanders into the fall. They took him 64 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In No. 13 they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 29th overall pick they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
The board had A.J. Haulcy higher than slot 71, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick146 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick186 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 6, with Eric McAlister worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They went early on Trey Zuhn III in pick 197, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick223 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling is a better player than the 223rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Fred Davis II
A big swing on Fred Davis II at pick 232, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.