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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NYG)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (BUF)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NYG)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Commanders torched the value chart for Isaac TeSlaa, taking him 59 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Ransaw.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick 30 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku slipping to Round 2, Pick 31 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at pick No. 128 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in the 132nd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater at slot 133 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick154 Rnd5 Clay Webb
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Clay Webb. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Nelson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaydon Blue
They paid sticker price for Jaydon Blue in No. 170, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at par in Round 5, Pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick177 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A real head-scratcher, Isaac TeSlaa in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They paid a round early for Jordan Hancock in slot 205, more than the board wanted. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
The board had Caleb Ransaw higher than the 219th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick226 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at the 226th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They reached into another round for Collin Oliver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.