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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders let Fitzgerald fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Ryan Fitzgerald slide, and the Commanders were the ones holding the card at the 250th overall pick. Highway robbery.

Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Will Campbell
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 29 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They robbed the room for Jalon Walker here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick79 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in No. 79, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at Round 5, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick207 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
You do not let a wide receiver like Pat Bryant reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 238th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They will replay Ryan Fitzgerald at pick No. 250 for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.