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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
D+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says D+. It is the swing that defines the weekend: Roger Rosengarten in the 100th overall pick, a good 35 spots before the room expected him.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.
However the rest shakes out, Smith at that price is a win they earned.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.
Pick Analysis
Pick5
Rnd1
Drake Maye
Drake Maye in the 5th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick36
Rnd2
Terrion Arnold
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 36 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick37
Rnd2
Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at pick No. 37 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick40
Rnd2
Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick41
Rnd2
Xavier Legette
A tidy little value on Xavier Legette in pick 41, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in Round 2, Pick 26, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67
Rnd3
Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at the 67th pick, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78
Rnd3
Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in slot 78 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91
Rnd3
Blake Corum
Fair-plus on Blake Corum, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick100
Rnd3
Roger Rosengarten
They reached a country mile for Roger Rosengarten at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick126
Rnd4
Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 26 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139
Rnd5
Maason Smith
Maason Smith in pick 139 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152
Rnd5
Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 152 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick219
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 219th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222
Rnd7
Myles Harden
A quiet steal in No. 222: Myles Harden for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.

















