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  • Maddmax DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (WSH)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (WSH)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Smith Snowden Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Smith Snowden
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Ashton Hampton
CB Clemson
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (KC)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Justin Evans Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CAR)
Justin Evans
C Nebraska
Cam Cook Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (GB)
Cam Cook
RB West Virginia
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (CAR)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Horace Lockett Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Horace Lockett
DL UCF
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Commanders for Pieper: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kade Pieper, slot 83, roughly 43 picks past where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Ashton Hampton
In pick 24 they get a sticky cover corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 Chris Cole
Chris Cole at No. 41 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Reed Harris
A clean, defensible pick in the 73rd pick with a little surplus value in Reed Harris. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Bear Alexander in the 110th overall pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick124 Rnd4 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen at slot 124 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Evans
Justin Evans in pick No. 131 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Cam Cook
Cam Cook at Round 5, Pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick198 Rnd6 Jacob Ponton
By-the-book stuff, Jacob Ponton at Round 6, Pick 19 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick227 Rnd7 Myles Graham
Myles Graham in pick No. 227 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick230 Rnd7 Smith Snowden
A straight-up fair deal on Smith Snowden at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.