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  • M$0 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a C+ for the Commanders.

The Commanders spent real capital to be 73 picks early on Cedric Johnson, and the board is going to hold them to it. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The Johnson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Hit on J.J. McCarthy and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 13 they get the face of the franchise, though they paid up to get him.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They read the board right and Troy Fautanu was the payoff at pick No. 36. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kingsley Suamataia well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the 44th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
A quiet steal in the 67th pick: T.J. Tampa for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
They reached into another round for Theo Johnson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
The board fumbled Max Melton all the way to pick 100, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached a country mile for Xavier Thomas at the Round 5 slot, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson in the 152nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson in slot 222 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.