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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
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
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Commanders.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Reaching for Ford left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, wide receiver went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They banked enough surplus on Turner to cover a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dallas Turner at the 36th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick No. 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They paid sticker price for Sedrick Van Pran in Round 3, Pick 4, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in No. 100 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A conviction pick on Donovan Jackson at pick 104 that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Darius Robinson
They paid a round early for Darius Robinson in slot 182, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
They went early on Joshua Gray in slot 225, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.