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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
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 207th pick: the Commanders steal Sanders and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Raheim Sanders had no business being available in Round 6, Pick 29, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Reaching for Dellinger left real value on the table behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the 29th overall pick they get a rangy last line of defense at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick61 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery is a better player than slot 61 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick79 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Taking Raheim Sanders in the 207th pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in pick 238 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They reached a country mile for Garrett Dellinger at Round 7, Pick 32, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.