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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (WSH)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (WSH)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (WSH)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (BUF)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (CHI)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (HOU)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LAR)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (LAR)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kevin Byard
S
Head Shot
Christian Harris
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureC
The Commanders land in the muddy middle: C+.

The Commanders did not so much draft Dominic Zvada as overpay for him, 98 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

The Fitzgerald pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback and interior defensive lineman. Royer falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 12 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick29 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board had Anthony Hill Jr. higher than the 45th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick88 Rnd3 Joe Royer
They robbed the room for Joe Royer here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick No. 93 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Akheem Mesidor
They talked themselves into Akheem Mesidor at Round 4, Pick 6, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A curious use of the 124th pick. Quarterback and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a safety in Bishop Fitzgerald did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at slot 125 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick146 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at No. 146 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick162 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
The board had cheaper options than Davison Igbinosun at the 162nd overall pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson at Round 5, Pick 26 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick187 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
Rasheem Biles in pick 187 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick194 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
They reached a country mile for Dominic Zvada at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick197 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aamil Wagner at pick No. 197 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
A reasonable price with a little left over, Oscar Delp in the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Barion Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barion Brown in pick 223, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.