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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NYG)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYG)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
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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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA+
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Jones reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. That Hall Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Adonai Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick39 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
No drama and no debate, Bralen Trice went about where he belonged in pick 39. The roster fit checks out.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the 47th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 3, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Michael Hall Jr.
They let Michael Hall Jr. come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jarrian Jones. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 138th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
A reach on Ethan Driskell in Round 6, Pick 6; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
By-the-book stuff, Michael Barrett at No. 185 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd6 Josh Wallace
They took Josh Wallace at par in the 220th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.