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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jessie Bates III
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A.

Whoever sat across the table from the Commanders should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

It is not that Liufau is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nelson. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
No edge and no loss on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
Good price on JT Tuimoloau in slot 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at the 40th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They took Ja'Tavion Sanders at par in the 43rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
They did well to land Edgerrin Cooper in pick No. 67, just ahead of his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick74 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in Round 3, Pick 10 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Marist Liufau adds a linebacker while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 102 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick 141 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A straight-up fair deal on Sam Hartman at the 181st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zion Nelson
The board had Zion Nelson higher than the Round 7 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.