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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (WSH)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (WSH)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (KC)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (KC)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Commanders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Commanders bet big and early on Jalen Travis, 57 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick39 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
You do not let a safety like Nick Emmanwori reach pick 39 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darien Porter
By-the-book stuff, Darien Porter at pick No. 74 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Oluwafemi Oladejo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oluwafemi Oladejo in slot 95, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Value said wait; Brashard Smith in the 111th overall pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at the 128th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at pick No. 148 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on R.J. Mickens. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Shemar James
A reasonable price with a little left over, Shemar James in No. 245. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.