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  • rock5075 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders won the night they stopped Giddens from sliding. Grade: C+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how DJ Giddens got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at slot 238. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The cost of the Ratledge reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

So much rides on Nick Emmanwori that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a downhill hitter at safety, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 61st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Fair-plus on Maxwell Hairston, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ajani Cornelius
They took Ajani Cornelius at par in slot 114, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick153 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 153rd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 207 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in pick 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
They paid sticker price for Tonka Hemingway in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.