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Draft Selections
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Silas Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Silas Bolden
WR Oregon State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Chico Bennett Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (WSH)
Chico Bennett Jr.
DE-EDGE Virginia
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (WSH)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (WSH)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (MIN)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (GB)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Chico Bennett Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (GB)
Chico Bennett Jr.
DE-EDGE Virginia
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (PHI)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
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Tyler Biadasz
C
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Joe Cardona
LS
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Leki Fotu
DT
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Derek Rivers
DE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 138th overall pick on Austin Reed a full 140 spots early. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Jenkins value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In No. 20 they get a run-stuffing presence up front, though they paid up to get him.
Pick39 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in pick 39. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick52 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
A real head-scratcher, Amarius Mims in pick No. 52 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Payton Wilson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kris Jenkins
They barely believed it either: Kris Jenkins still on the board at the 71st overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at slot 89 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Junior Colson
The board had cheaper options than Junior Colson at No. 97, and it noticed. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A wild overpay on Tommy Eichenberg in Round 4, Pick 3, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick107 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton slipping to the 107th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A reach for Beau Brade in slot 108; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A tidy little value on Marshawn Kneeland in the 120th pick, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
No edge and no loss on Ben Sinnott in pick No. 124; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Austin Reed
A big swing on Austin Reed at pick 138, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
They talked themselves into Jacob Cowing at slot 144, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick151 Rnd5 Landon Jackson
They reached a country mile for Landon Jackson at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jason Henderson
Value said wait; Jason Henderson in pick 172 says they were not listening. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick179 Rnd6 Devin Neal
They paid sticker price for Devin Neal in the 179th overall pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Silas Bolden
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Silas Bolden well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at No. 189 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd6 Chico Bennett Jr.
Chico Bennett Jr. in Round 6, Pick 42 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 228 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick242 Rnd7 Blake Watson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Blake Watson in No. 242, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick253 Rnd7 Braden Fiske
They reached into another round for Braden Fiske, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.