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Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Stout should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in slot 250 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Upton Stout, the No. 189 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 29 they get a true top target, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea at slot 61 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at the 79th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at pick No. 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
You do not let a cornerback like Quincy Riley reach the 238th pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at Round 7, Pick 32 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.