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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the Commanders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That Williams pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at Round 2, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the 67th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Value with a capital V on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 78, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
By-the-book stuff, Christian Mahogany at the 100th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A straight-up fair deal on Mason McCormick at slot 139, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They took Dallin Holker at par in pick No. 152, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.