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Draft Selections
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (WSH)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (WSH)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 232: the Commanders steal Sanders and grade out a B.

The board owed the Commanders one, and it paid up: Raheim Sanders, the No. 147 name on the board, sitting there at slot 232 like a gift left on the doorstep. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Jack Sawyer
A straight-up fair deal on Jack Sawyer at pick 25, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
By-the-book stuff, Aireontae Ersery at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Nothing to complain about; Deone Walker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick126 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in the 126th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick No. 147 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick199 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Theo Wease Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick232 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at No. 232 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson in slot 239 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick246 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Taking Brant Kuithe in the 246th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.