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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B- weekend for the Commanders.

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.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The Commanders indulged a want in Stover while a need in wide receiver, tight end and other spots stayed open. Suamataia has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The Stover steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Troy Fautanu in the 36th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 40 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.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 67, where Jeremiah Trotter Jr. graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in the 101st overall pick leaves wide receiver, tight end and other spots for later.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Bucky Irving worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick138 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at No. 138 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
By-the-book stuff, Johnny Dixon at Round 6, Pick 6 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
They jumped the gun on Keaton Bills, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.