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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (WSH)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (WSH)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYG)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NYG)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NYG)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Commanders: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Commanders would have aced it. Barryn Sorrell at slot 155 is 157 spots clear of where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Emmanwori value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In the 30th pick they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick61 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They robbed the room for Nick Emmanwori here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
They took Smael Mondon Jr. at par in pick No. 104, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick155 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in Round 5, Pick 16 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at slot 175 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick206 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Lachey in pick 206. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Taking Woody Marks in Round 6, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Value said wait; Kaden Prather in No. 238 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick248 Rnd7 Nick Martin
They went early on Nick Martin in pick No. 248, and the value did not follow. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
The board fumbled Teddye Buchanan all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.