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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (ATL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureC+
The Commanders found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Every board in the league had Laube lower, and that gap is the story. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McCaffrey.

They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the 36th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid a round early for Kingsley Suamataia in pick 40, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at Round 3, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 101st overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They talked themselves into Johnny Wilson at No. 103, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick110 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at pick No. 110 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Simpson in the Round 5 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They let Luke McCaffrey come to them and pounced at slot 181. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd6 Tyrice Knight
They did well to land Tyrice Knight in pick No. 220, just ahead of his grade. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.