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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Ferguson: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Terrance Ferguson had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 29, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Martin pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 29 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Aireontae Ersery in the 61st pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at slot 79. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in the 207th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Somehow Chimere Dike was still sitting there in pick 238, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Nick Martin
A premium they did not need to pay, Nick Martin a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.