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Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Cornelius Johnson got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at slot 220.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brock Bowers. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick27 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In the 27th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in pick No. 35 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Jackson Powers-Johnson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at the 67th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Nice patience on Khyree Jackson, who had no business lasting to No. 101. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick 103 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris at pick 138 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Somehow Kitan Oladapo was still sitting there in pick No. 181, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick220 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Cornelius Johnson at slot 220 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.