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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Bryce Foster
C Texas A&M
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Every board in the league had Foster lower, and that gap is the story. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Landing Mims that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with tight end the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 4 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They let Amarius Mims come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 4. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at the 37th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Landon Jackson
Fair-plus on Landon Jackson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaheim Bell well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nehemiah Pritchett
No edge and no loss on Nehemiah Pritchett in pick No. 141; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in No. 182 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Jefferson
A reach on Jordan Jefferson in the 225th overall pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.