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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (WSH)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Trey'Dez Green Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Trey'Dez Green
TE LSU
Jordan Ross Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Ross
DE-EDGE LSU
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (WSH)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Demond Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (WSH)
Demond Williams Jr.
QB Washington
Elijah Paige Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Elijah Paige
OT USC
Xavier Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (WSH)
Xavier Lucas
CB Miami
Tao Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tao Johnson
S UCLA
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (WSH)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CLE)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (MIN)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Jordan Ross Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Ross
DE-EDGE LSU
Kade Pieper Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ATL)
Kade Pieper
OG Iowa
Devan Thompkins Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Devan Thompkins
DE Alabama
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Demond Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (IND)
Demond Williams Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (IND)
Xavier Lucas
CB Miami
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (CLE)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drew Mestemaker Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Drew Mestemaker
QB Oklahoma State
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ATL)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Andrew Sprague Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Andrew Sprague
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureB
The Commanders robbed the room for Thompkins. Final grade: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Devan Thompkins tumbling to the Commanders in the 107th overall pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The cost of the Ross reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In pick No. 14 they get a ballhawk on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick32 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charlie Becker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick36 Rnd2 Trey'Dez Green
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey'Dez Green in slot 36. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jordan Ross
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Ross in the 49th pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kade Pieper
Circle this one: Kade Pieper at the Round 3 slot is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick107 Rnd4 Devan Thompkins
Taking Devan Thompkins in Round 4, Pick 5 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
Jaylen McClain slid further than he should have, and the 114th overall pick is lovely value for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tony Rojas
A slide stopped in pick 143, with Tony Rojas worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick174 Rnd5 Demond Williams Jr.
The board had Demond Williams Jr. higher than slot 174, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 Elijah Paige
Elijah Paige in the Round 6 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Xavier Lucas
Somehow Xavier Lucas was still sitting there in pick No. 188, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tao Johnson
Tao Johnson in the 225th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick247 Rnd7 C.J. Fite
A quiet steal in No. 247: C.J. Fite for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.