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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
C
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC-
Sanders should have been long gone. The Commanders pounced, and earned a C. Call it larceny. Raheim Sanders sat on the board until the 194th overall pick, and the Commanders did not need to be asked twice. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.
Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick38
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at pick No. 38 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at slot 39 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick61
Rnd2
Xavier Watts
The board had Xavier Watts higher than Round 2, Pick 29, and the safety fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick70
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in No. 70. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77
Rnd3
Darien Porter
They paid sticker price for Darien Porter in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 79 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick94
Rnd3
Jordan Burch
A tidy little value on Jordan Burch in the 94th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165
Rnd5
Logan Brown
Logan Brown in the 165th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick194
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
You do not let a running back like Raheim Sanders reach pick No. 194 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick207
Rnd6
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in Round 6, Pick 29 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238
Rnd7
Kaden Prather
They talked themselves into Kaden Prather at slot 238, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.

















