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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (WSH)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LAC)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (GB)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Players Gained
Head Shot
Anthony Johnson Jr.
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Head Shot
Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Every board in the league had Paul lower, and that gap is the story.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Green falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga at pick No. 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at Round 2, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
No edge and no loss on Payton Wilson in pick 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at No. 41 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They let Malachi Corley come to them and pounced at slot 63. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at the 67th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in the 98th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick101 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They paid sticker price for Will Shipley in the 101st pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick127 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Renardo Green in slot 127, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick138 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
A big swing on Dallin Holker at pick No. 138, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Nice patience on Ainias Smith, who had no business lasting to pick 139. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamal Hadden. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylan Ford a notch or two before his time. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick220 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nathaniel Watson in the Round 6 slot. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.