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    Commanders
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
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
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. J.J. McCarthy is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

The cost of the Hunt reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They banked enough surplus on Jacobs to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

In the end it comes back to J.J. McCarthy, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Amarius Mims at the 36th overall pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 40 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick45 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They reached into another round for Patrick Paul, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
Quietly one of the better values of the day, T.J. Tampa at slot 67. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Max Melton
By-the-book stuff, Max Melton at pick No. 78 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jalyx Hunt
Value said wait; Jalyx Hunt in Round 3, Pick 37 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Johnny Wilson in No. 139. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A clean, defensible pick in the 152nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Mason McCormick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Taking Curtis Jacobs in pick 222 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.