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2/3/24

  • Buck DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Commanders.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Simpson. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

If Powers-Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in slot 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A conviction pick on Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 40th overall pick that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in pick 100 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They took Khyree Jackson at par in No. 104, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slipping to Round 5, Pick 5 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Somehow Jaylin Simpson was still sitting there in the 181st pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Erick All
Good price on Erick All in the 223rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.