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  • cmullenix DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Reed: B-.

When a board-topper like Jaylen Reed slides to No. 250, you do not overthink it, and the Commanders did not. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The cost of the Armstrong reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 29 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick61 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 61st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick79 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 79th pick is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Trevor Etienne
They went early on Trevor Etienne in No. 207, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
They reached a country mile for Andrew Armstrong at pick No. 238, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 250 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.