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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Robert Scott Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
Robert Scott Jr.
OT Florida State
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NYG)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Robert Scott Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (GB)
Robert Scott Jr.
OT Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slayton
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

There is reaching, and then there is Robert Scott Jr. at slot 232. The Commanders jumped the board by 41 and dared it to prove them wrong.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Darius Slayton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 11 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
No drama and no debate, Troy Fautanu went about where he belonged in No. 36. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
By-the-book stuff, Quinn Ewers at pick 37 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
No edge and no loss on Keon Coleman in the 38th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 39th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 3, Pick 4 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
The board had cheaper options than Blake Fisher at slot 100, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
A reach on Tate Ratledge in pick 104; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 135th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A real head-scratcher, Jaylan Ford in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
Beaux Limmer at Round 5, Pick 7 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
They liked Darius Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 182nd overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick225 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Reuben Fatheree II. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 Robert Scott Jr.
Robert Scott Jr. in pick No. 232 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.