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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
George Fant
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a B-, for the Commanders.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

On value alone, James makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 11 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at slot 36 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Good price on Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 40th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at the Round 3 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 DJ James
DJ James in the 100th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
A quiet steal in No. 139: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
You do not let an offensive lineman like Sataoa Laumea reach Round 5, Pick 16 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in slot 163 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.