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  • An2nd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (IND)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
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Markus Bailey
LB
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Bernhard Raimann
OT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Taulia Tagovailoa, 66 picks ahead of schedule.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. The Elliss steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in the 40th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaylen Wright
They paid sticker price for Jaylen Wright in pick No. 67, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick80 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A straight-up fair deal on Renardo Green at the 80th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in pick 100 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at Round 5, Pick 3 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
The board had Jaylin Simpson higher than the Round 5 slot, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Good price on Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 152, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
A clean, defensible pick in the 194th overall pick with a little surplus value in Cornelius Johnson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa in the 222nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.