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  • commandan DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Antwaun Powell-Ryland, 29 picks ahead of schedule.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In the 29th pick they get a premier pass rusher, even if it was a touch early.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Fair-plus on Jayden Higgins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Antwaun Powell-Ryland. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Jason Marshall Jr.. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick245 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A straight-up fair deal on Teddye Buchanan at the 245th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.