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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LAR)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DEN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Russell Wilson
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Commanders a B+.

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 Jordan Travis in No. 103. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Getting Simpson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Russell Wilson deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 19 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
No drama and no debate, Bralen Trice went about where he belonged in No. 36. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A reach for Graham Barton in pick 40; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at Round 3, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick76 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick No. 76 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick83 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Roman Wilson in the 83rd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
By-the-book stuff, Marshawn Kneeland at pick 101 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at pick No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in the 138th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd6 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at the 177th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
You do not let a cornerback like Jaylin Simpson reach slot 181 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the Round 6 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.