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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (WSH)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (WSH)
Greg Johnson
C Minnesota
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
DJ Vonnahme Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ Vonnahme
TE Iowa
Griffin Wilde Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (WSH)
Griffin Wilde
WR Northwestern
John Curry Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
John Curry
CB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (KC)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (KC)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LAR)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Griffin Wilde Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (KC)
Griffin Wilde
WR Northwestern
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAR)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Players Gained
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Blake Corum
RB
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Kristian Fulton
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA
The Commanders let Benefield fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ty Benefield tumbling to the Commanders in the 118th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, with Chris Cole leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In pick 24 they get a green-dot type in the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kade Pieper
Kade Pieper in slot 41 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson in No. 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
They robbed the room for Bear Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ty Benefield
Ty Benefield at the 118th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick148 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
The board had DJ McKinney higher than the 148th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 DJ Vonnahme
Good price on DJ Vonnahme in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Griffin Wilde
A straight-up fair deal on Griffin Wilde at pick No. 210, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick230 Rnd7 John Curry
John Curry at the 230th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.