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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (WSH)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (WSH)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (PHI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (PHI)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Commanders took Jalen Travis at slot 245, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 5 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick66 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Value with a capital V on TreVeyon Henderson in pick 66, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the 95th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick96 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They read the board right and Ozzy Trapilo was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. in the 108th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick128 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at pick No. 128 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134 Rnd4 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in pick No. 134 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 143rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick205 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in the 205th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at pick 245 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.