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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (WSH)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (WSH)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marshel Martin Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (WSH)
Marshel Martin
TE Sacramento State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (WSH)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (WSH)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (BUF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BUF)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (MIN)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (BUF)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marshel Martin Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (SF)
Marshel Martin
TE Sacramento State
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BUF)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
C.J. Hanson Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (SF)
C.J. Hanson
OG Holy Cross
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (MIN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Dalton Schultz
TE
Players traded away
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Antonio Gibson
RB
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Charles Leno Jr.
OT
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Chase Young
EDGE
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Curtis Samuel
WR
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Logan Thomas
TE
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Nick Gates
C
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Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureF
Nix is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a F.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Commanders did exactly that with J.J. Weaver in the Round 5 slot.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Solomon pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman still on the board.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with interior defensive lineman still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 23 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 25 they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in slot 40. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick42 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
By-the-book stuff, J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
A conviction pick on Brandon Dorlus at pick No. 67 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick98 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They talked themselves into Johnny Wilson at slot 98, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick99 Rnd3 Ben Sinnott
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at No. 99, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick109 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 9: Cedric Gray adds a linebacker while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at the 129th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent pick 130 on Tommy Eichenberg, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick138 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
A big swing on Anthony Gould at Round 5, Pick 2, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick153 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
This one needs a full-page explanation: Khristian Boyd in the 153rd overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick156 Rnd5 J.J. Weaver
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.J. Weaver this early at slot 156. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at the 166th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Value said wait; Joe Milton III in No. 177 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick179 Rnd6 Anim Dankwah
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Anim Dankwah. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Steal is underselling it; Jarrian Jones at pick 190 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Value with a capital V on Johnny Dixon in No. 198, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick214 Rnd6 Marshel Martin
Marshel Martin in Round 6, Pick 39 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick215 Rnd6 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Eyabi Okie-Anoma well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 218 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They paid up for Javontae Jean-Baptiste at pick 220 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor in the 246th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick249 Rnd7 C.J. Hanson
A wild overpay on C.J. Hanson in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.