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  • smsmith70 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tytus Howard
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Jalen Travis, 142 picks ahead of schedule. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Fitzgerald pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Circle this one: Jalon Walker at the 61st overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at pick 148 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the 207th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A specialist of that caliber at slot 238 is the definition of value, full stop. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jeffrey Bassa
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jeffrey Bassa in pick No. 250, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.