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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Dixon
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Caleb Williams is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Landing Muhammad III that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. With edge rusher, running back and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Guyton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Williams. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
By-the-book stuff, Troy Fautanu at pick No. 36 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at slot 40 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They barely believed it either: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. still on the board at the Round 3 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick100 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of the 100th overall pick. Edge rusher, running back and other spots needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Zak Zinter in Round 4, Pick 2. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in pick 141 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Moose Muhammad III in the 181st pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
A straight-up fair deal on Dwight McGlothern at slot 223, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.