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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Landing Gould that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

If Ford pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A tidy little value on Tyler Guyton in pick No. 34, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in the 40th overall pick, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They did well to land Christian Haynes in the 67th pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Will Shipley
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Shipley. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in Round 4, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They barely believed it either: Kris Abrams-Draine still on the board at No. 104. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 138th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 181 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in Round 6, Pick 45 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.