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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
DB Iowa State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaden Hicks
DB Washington State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Mississippi
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

The Commanders put a flag in the ground for Jaden Hicks, 44 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

With wide receiver, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on defensive back is the choice that costs them. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with tight end chief among the fixes.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In pick 7 they get a double-digit-sack hope. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No edge and no loss on J.J. McCarthy in slot 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went defensive back with T.J. Tampa while clear needs at wide receiver, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick71 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
They paid up for Amarius Mims at Round 3, Pick 7 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Graham Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Graham Barton at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the 107th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick No. 144 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Omar Speights
A wild overpay on Omar Speights in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick228 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
Caden Prieskorn at the 228th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.