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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ajani Cornelius
OL Oregon
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B-.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Reaching for Ford left real value on the table behind him.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They paid sticker price for Troy Fautanu in slot 36, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid a round early for Chris Braswell in the 37th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at Round 3, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A reach on Blake Fisher in No. 100; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at pick 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A big swing on Jaylan Ford at pick No. 141, well ahead of any board in the building. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
They took Ajani Cornelius at par in the 182nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in No. 225 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.