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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B+, for the Commanders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Gould falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Ja'Tavion Sanders
In No. 27 they get a red-zone target to build around, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick 35, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton slipping to slot 36 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
No drama and no debate, Edgerrin Cooper went about where he belonged in the 40th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
The board had Bralen Trice higher than the Round 3 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in pick No. 101, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A premium they did not need to pay, Sataoa Laumea a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They read the board right and Cam Hart was the payoff at pick No. 105. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
No edge and no loss on Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick181 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould slid further than he should have, and pick 181 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd6 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in Round 6, Pick 45 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.