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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Reaching for Wilson left real value on the table behind him. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will answer for taking linebacker early while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots went begging.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A tidy bit of business in slot 36, where Jordan Morgan graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Payton Wilson well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
A conviction pick on Zach Frazier at No. 67 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A want over a need in pick 100: Junior Colson adds a linebacker while wide receiver, cornerback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick102 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They went early on Ben Sinnott in pick No. 141, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tatum Bethune
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tatum Bethune in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
A reach for Cody Schrader in Round 7, Pick 3; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.