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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
A.J. Holmes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
A.J. Holmes Jr.
DL Texas Tech
Ryan Coleman-Williams Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ryan Coleman-Williams...
WR Alabama
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (WSH)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kayin Lee
CB Tennessee
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Commanders walked out of the weekend still thin at tight end, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

On value alone, Holmes Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. Every board in the league had Lee lower, and that gap is the story.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Dylan Stewart
In the 4th overall pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 A.J. Holmes Jr.
A.J. Holmes Jr. at the 36th pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ryan Coleman-Williams
Ryan Coleman-Williams at Round 3, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Fair-plus on Iapani Laloulu, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tony Rojas
They read the board right and Tony Rojas was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kayin Lee
Kayin Lee in pick 183 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III is a better player than slot 225 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.