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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (WSH)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (WSH)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (WSH)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Devin McCuin Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Devin McCuin
WR Ohio State
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Mason Curtis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Mason Curtis
S Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (DET)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CAR)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (PIT)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Vicari Swain Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Vicari Swain
CB South Carolina
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TB)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Yaya Diaby
LB
Head Shot
Cade Mays
OG
Head Shot
Jayden Reed
WR
Head Shot
Princely Umanmielen
LB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders let Stone fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

You could see the war room lean forward. David Stone at No. 57 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Trey'Dez Green
In the 32nd overall pick they get a matchup weapon at tight end at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Cole
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Cole at the Round 2 slot is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick57 Rnd2 David Stone
David Stone at No. 57 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper at pick No. 78 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick83 Rnd3 Chris Peal
No edge and no loss on Chris Peal in Round 3, Pick 19; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick122 Rnd4 LJ Martin
They paid sticker price for LJ Martin in pick 122, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
Earl Little Jr. in slot 134 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143 Rnd5 Devin McCuin
Devin McCuin at the 143rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
Mateen Ibirogba at pick 183 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Mason Curtis
They read the board right and Mason Curtis was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 4. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.