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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (WSH)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (WSH)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LAC)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LAC)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LAC)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders robbed the room for Moore. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Malachi Moore sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 19, and the Commanders did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Every board in the league had Grimes lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick 22 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, outstanding value to boot. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
By-the-book stuff, Grey Zabel at Round 2, Pick 24 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick84 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
A reach on Tez Johnson in the 84th overall pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in No. 120 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They barely believed it either: Smael Mondon Jr. still on the board at the 147th pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 239 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
Tony Grimes in slot 246 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.