The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.
Caleb Williams gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Getting Coleman where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
Will Hernandez gives the group a proven body among the projects.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.2
· Pick 2
· Caleb Williams
· QB
· rank 2
In the 2nd overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R1.23
· Pick 23
· Kool-Aid McKinstry
· CB
· rank 25
In the 23rd pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.4
· Pick 36
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 35
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Morgan at pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.2
· Pick 66
· Junior Colson
· LB
· rank 50
A tidy bit of business in No. 66, where Junior Colson graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.3
· Pick 67
· Keon Coleman
· WR
· rank 36
Keon Coleman at pick No. 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.7
· Pick 71
· Calen Bullock
· S
· rank 75
Calen Bullock at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.1
· Pick 101
· Zak Zinter
· OG
· rank 104
They took Zak Zinter at par in slot 101, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3
· Pick 103
· Bucky Irving
· RB
· rank 93
Bucky Irving is a better player than Round 4, Pick 3 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.2
· Pick 138
· Marcus Harris
· DE-EDGE
· rank 141
They paid sticker price for Marcus Harris in slot 138, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.6
· Pick 181
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 177
They did well to land Ty'Ron Hopper in the 181st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.45
· Pick 220
· Kendall Milton
· RB
· rank 190
The board fumbled Kendall Milton all the way to pick 220, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.