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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (KC)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Players Gained
Head Shot
Harrison Butker
PK
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Luke Fortner
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
McCarthy is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: C.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It washes out to a C, no better and no worse.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will need Wilson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 40th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 3. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at No. 78 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 100 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
By-the-book stuff, Matt Goncalves at pick No. 116 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
The board had Chau Smith-Wade higher than the 139th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A clean, defensible pick in slot 152 with a little surplus value in Mason McCormick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.