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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a 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. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They banked enough surplus on Turner to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 4 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
The board had Emeka Egbuka higher than Round 2, Pick 4, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the edge rusher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran in the 68th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
They paid a round early for Blake Fisher in No. 100, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 104th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cade Stover
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cade Stover in pick 141. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 182 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Marques Cox
Nothing to complain about; Marques Cox went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.