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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Tuten should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Commanders were there to profit. Bhayshul Tuten, the No. 165 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 6, Pick 29. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nice patience on Nick Emmanwori, who had no business lasting to slot 29. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery is a better player than No. 61 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They paid sticker price for Maxwell Hairston in the 79th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A tidy little value on Oronde Gadsden II in the 148th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They robbed the room for Bhayshul Tuten here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
A running back of that caliber at Round 7, Pick 20 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick250 Rnd7 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in pick No. 250 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.