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Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (WSH)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (WSH)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Commanders and Lachey: B.

The Commanders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Luke Lachey fell into the 245th pick.

The cost of the Thornton Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at Round 2, Pick 26 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick61 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in slot 61; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
The board had Hollin Pierce higher than pick 128, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 4 slot says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
They will replay Emery Jones Jr. at No. 166 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at the 169th overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the 170th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at slot 205 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick245 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in the 245th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.