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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Commanders.

The Commanders did not so much draft Jaydon Blue as overpay for him, 79 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pierce. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In slot 29 they get a double-digit-sack hope, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 61st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick79 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They took Darien Porter at par in No. 79, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
The board fumbled Hollin Pierce all the way to pick 148, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 207 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They talked themselves into Jalen Travis at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
Value said wait; Jaydon Blue in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.