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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CLE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CLE)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
Larceny in pick 238 lands the Commanders a B, Fitzgerald and all.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ryan Fitzgerald fell into Round 7, Pick 22. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Thornton Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick61 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 61st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A reach on Hollin Pierce in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dont'e Thornton Jr.. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in slot 207 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at the 217th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, Ryan Fitzgerald in Round 7, Pick 22, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at pick 250 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.