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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
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
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a B-.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Bethune reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If one pick saves this weekend, it is McKinstry. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams in pick No. 2 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They took Tyler Guyton at par in the 36th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in slot 40 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Graham Barton
Graham Barton slipping to the 67th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland at Round 3, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A reach on Mohamed Kamara in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A reach for Jaylen Wright in pick 141; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick181 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid a round early for Christian Jones in No. 181, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in the 223rd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.