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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (WSH)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (WSH)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BUF)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Players traded away
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Chase Young
EDGE
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Montez Sweat
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: D+.

The Commanders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. Sturdivant falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The cost of the Sanders reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in pick No. 36 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A conviction pick on Ja'Tavion Sanders at Round 2, Pick 11 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
By-the-book stuff, Brandon Dorlus at the 61st pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They paid sticker price for Payton Wilson in slot 67, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A premium they did not need to pay, Cooper Beebe a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 McKinnley Jackson
No edge and no loss on McKinnley Jackson in the 94th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They read the board right and Mike Sainristil was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A quiet steal in pick No. 102: Jalen McMillan for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
No drama and no debate, Donovan Edwards went about where he belonged in the 110th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at Round 5, Pick 5 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
A tidy little value on Layden Robinson in No. 181, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant in slot 223 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick236 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
Taking Fentrell Cypress II in pick 236 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.