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Draft Selections
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Carl Granderson
DE
Head Shot
Pat Surtain II
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ben Sinnott
TE
Head Shot
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Commanders worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in Thor Griffith, taking him 71 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick76 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
They took Mason Taylor at par in pick No. 76, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zy Alexander in the Round 4 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in slot 128 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in Round 5, Pick 13 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick204 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Ransaw. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick245 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They let Carson Vinson come to them and pounced at the 245th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at No. 247. A need, and now a little less of one.