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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
C
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC+
The Commanders robbed the room for Riley. Final grade: C. You could see the war room lean forward. Quincy Riley at the 237th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
They are betting Griffith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. With quarterback unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.
If Jalon Walker and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick39
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at No. 39 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick49
Rnd2
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in the 49th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick61
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Xavier Watts at the 61st pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick72
Rnd3
Bradyn Swinson
A slide stopped in pick 72, with Bradyn Swinson worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick79
Rnd3
Deone Walker
Value with a capital V on Deone Walker in Round 3, Pick 15, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Danny Stutsman at linebacker with quarterback open.
Pick118
Rnd4
Jared Wilson
A quiet steal in slot 118: Jared Wilson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick120
Rnd4
Emery Jones Jr.
They took Emery Jones Jr. at par in pick No. 120, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick158
Rnd5
Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in slot 158 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick195
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at pick No. 195 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212
Rnd6
Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at the 212th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216
Rnd6
Roc Taylor
Taking Roc Taylor in the 216th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217
Rnd6
Jordan Hancock
Nice patience on Jordan Hancock, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick234
Rnd7
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They robbed the room for Dont'e Thornton Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237
Rnd7
Quincy Riley
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Quincy Riley in No. 237, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238
Rnd7
Carson Vinson
They barely believed it either: Carson Vinson still on the board at pick 238. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick250
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
They talked themselves into Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 32, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.























