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    Commanders
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kolton Miller
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
McCarthy is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a A-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Commanders would have aced it. Cedric Johnson at slot 152 is 73 spots clear of where he belonged.

They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here. The Devonshire pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at pick 13 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javon Bullard. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Nothing to complain about; Troy Franklin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They reached a country mile for Patrick Paul at the 44th overall pick, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick78 Rnd3 Max Melton
They paid sticker price for Max Melton in the 78th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in No. 100 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
They reached into another round for Xavier Thomas, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at Round 5, Pick 16 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire at the 222nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.