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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players traded away
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Dyami Brown
WR
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Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Commanders to a D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

They are betting Bishop proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Jordan steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 4 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Fair-plus on Graham Barton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A straight-up fair deal on Ladd McConkey at the 36th pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at pick 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
The board fumbled Devontez Walker all the way to the 67th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They paid up for Malachi Corley at the Round 3 slot when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
They paid a round early for Max Melton in No. 100, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They talked themselves into Cole Bishop at Round 4, Pick 2, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Hart at the 141st pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A premium they did not need to pay, Jared Wiley a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at the 223rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.