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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 40 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: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jermaine Johnson
EDGE
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. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. Devonshire at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 10th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Fair-plus on Tyler Guyton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Value said wait; Patrick Paul in the 40th pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A quiet steal in slot 67: Payton Wilson for less than the market said. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at No. 72 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick78 Rnd3 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 3 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 37 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Value with a capital V on Johnny Wilson in pick No. 139, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mason McCormick in the 152nd pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
They barely believed it either: M.J. Devonshire still on the board at Round 7, Pick 2. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.