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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Jalen Sundell Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jalen Sundell
OT North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Players traded away
Head Shot
Emmanuel Forbes
CB
Head Shot
Jonathan Allen
DT
Head Shot
Terry McLaurin
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a D- weekend for the Commanders.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Commanders reached some 46 spots for Mason McCormick, and value like that does not grow back. Put together, it is a D-.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Drake Maye gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits.

The Robinson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 34, where Chop Robinson graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at No. 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in pick 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in the 40th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
No drama and no debate, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. went about where he belonged in the 67th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the 71st overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 90. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at slot 100 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Christian Jones
They talked themselves into Christian Jones at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Will Shipley
No edge and no loss on Will Shipley in No. 104; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at Round 5, Pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at Round 5, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at the 180th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jalen Sundell
A big swing on Jalen Sundell at pick 222, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.