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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders let Rakestraw Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Commanders came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

The Rakestraw Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A tidy little value on Graham Barton in the 36th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at Round 2, Pick 8 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
The board fumbled Ennis Rakestraw Jr. all the way to slot 67, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Roman Wilson at No. 100. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They did well to land Will Shipley in the 102nd pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Javon Foster
They read the board right and Javon Foster was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 5. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at the 181st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Omar Speights
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Omar Speights in No. 223. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.