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  • jb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (WSH)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (WSH)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Players Gained
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Zaven Collins
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
Grand theft in slot 100: the Commanders steal Corum and grade out a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Commanders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

The Corum pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Zaven Collins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 21 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
They read the board right and Dallas Turner was the payoff at the 34th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Ja'Tavion Sanders in No. 36. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Fair-plus on Troy Franklin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had Kingsley Suamataia higher than the Round 3 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
Good price on Jack Sawyer in the 71st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick72 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell in pick No. 72 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at slot 100 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Nothing to complain about; Smael Mondon Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick132 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
They took Donovan Jackson at par in the 132nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick133 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
A clean, defensible pick in No. 133 with a little surplus value in Nehemiah Pritchett. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A tidy bit of business in the 144th overall pick, where Jamon Dumas-Johnson graded well above the range. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick182 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
They will replay J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 6, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick228 Rnd7 Keith Randolph Jr.
They barely believed it either: Keith Randolph Jr. still on the board at pick 228. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.