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Draft Selections
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
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
Maye is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: C+.

The board owed the Commanders one, and it paid up: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, sitting there at the 222nd pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Zinter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick No. 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 67th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at slot 78 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 100. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick115 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A reach for Johnny Wilson in pick 115; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at the 139th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at Round 5, Pick 16 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
They barely believed it either: Dwight McGlothern still on the board at No. 222. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.