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Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (HOU)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
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Kareem Jackson
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Laremy Tunsil
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueC- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Commanders a B+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Commanders spent the 76th pick on Cedric Gray, a name the board had a full 59 spots lower. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Commanders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

That Barton pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at slot 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
A real head-scratcher, Spencer Rattler in the Round 2 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick59 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton in pick No. 59 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
The board had cheaper options than Malachi Corley at pick 67, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick76 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
They reached a country mile for Khyree Jackson at the 85th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III at the 100th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tyrice Knight
They jumped the gun on Tyrice Knight, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
By-the-book stuff, Jaheim Bell at No. 141 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
No drama and no debate, Ty'Ron Hopper went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 13. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick181 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in slot 181 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zakhari Franklin. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.