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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (KC)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Andrew Wylie
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The phones sank the Commanders this weekend: C.

The Commanders did not so much draft Jimmy Horn Jr. as overpay for him, 104 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Edwards. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Hit on Luther Burden III and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 29 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick No. 31 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Darien Porter
They paid a round early for Darien Porter in the 63rd pick, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Nice patience on Anthony Belton, who had no business lasting to pick 128. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
A straight-up fair deal on Caleb Ransaw at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at Round 7, Pick 10 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Taking Donovan Edwards in pick No. 245 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.