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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
John Michael Schmitz Jr.
C
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

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 deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Dixon. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

If Thomas pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 6 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
By-the-book stuff, Darius Robinson at the 40th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick47 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edgerrin Cooper. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in pick 67, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had Kingsley Suamataia higher than the 78th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in Round 3, Pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick139 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Fair-plus on Roger Rosengarten, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
A reach on Xavier Thomas in the 152nd pick; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 222nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.