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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 2 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They read the board right and Jordan Morgan was the payoff at the 36th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Good price on Chop Robinson in pick 40, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in slot 67 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the 102nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A straight-up fair deal on Dallin Holker at Round 5, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They barely believed it either: Ty'Ron Hopper still on the board at pick No. 181. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick223 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A linebacker of that caliber at the 223rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.