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3/22/25

  • Skinsfan1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Commanders never addressed edge rusher, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Jones Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in the 61st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick128 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. is a better player than the 128th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
No drama and no debate, Luke Lachey went about where he belonged in No. 205. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
A conviction pick on Jaylin Smith at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.