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  • KevinRoll DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (WSH)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (KC)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joshua Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in the 207th overall pick: the Commanders steal Alexander and grade out a B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Darius Alexander got past him. The Commanders do not have to explain a thing at Round 6, Pick 29.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Omarion Hampton
By-the-book stuff, Omarion Hampton at No. 31 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
A conviction pick on Jayden Higgins at slot 61 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in Round 3, Pick 15 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They jumped the gun on Smael Mondon Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick207 Rnd6 Darius Alexander
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Darius Alexander reach pick 207 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Nick Martin
Nick Martin at the 238th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick250 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick No. 250 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.