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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Commanders.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Commanders spent pick 102 on Joe Milton III, a name the board had a full 62 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sainristil.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 2 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Troy Fautanu. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Guyton at the 40th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Graham Barton
The board had Graham Barton higher than pick No. 67, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Steal is underselling it; Mike Sainristil at No. 100 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 102nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
The board had cheaper options than Jaylen Wright at slot 141, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in pick No. 181 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
They read the board right and Jha'Quan Jackson was the payoff at the 223rd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.