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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Graham Mertz Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Mertz
QB Florida
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (CIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The Commanders land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Graham Mertz pick is the one that will follow the Commanders into the fall. They took him 417 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

If Jer'Zhan Newton and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Graham Mertz
They reached a country mile for Graham Mertz at the 39th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 71 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick81 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid a round early for Jackson Powers-Johnson in slot 81, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Graham Barton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Graham Barton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at slot 117 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
They talked themselves into Gabe Hall at the 144th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A tidy little value on Brevyn Spann-Ford in pick No. 185, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick228 Rnd7 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson is a better player than pick 228 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.