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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (WSH)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (KC)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Commanders won the night they stopped Anderson from sliding. Grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Aaron Anderson had no business being available in pick No. 185, and the Commanders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. With tight end, offensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 7th pick they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. More want than need.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A surprising call. With tight end, offensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent the 74th overall pick on Jacob Rodriguez, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick145 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at slot 145 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
They robbed the room for Aaron Anderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick196 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A straight-up fair deal on VJ Payne at Round 6, Pick 17, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.