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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tylan Grable
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB
Grand theft in Round 6, Pick 29: the Commanders steal Tuten and grade out a B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Bhayshul Tuten had no business being available in No. 207, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Burch pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a matchup weapon at tight end, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aireontae Ersery at No. 61 is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Burch a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick206 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They will replay Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 206th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick207 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick 207 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in the 238th pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick250 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
You do not let a linebacker like Teddye Buchanan reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.