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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Jack Westover Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jack Westover
TE Washington
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B, for the Commanders.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jack Westover, 98 picks early at Round 7, Pick 2. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will answer for taking linebacker early while interior defensive lineman went begging.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Fair-plus on Kool-Aid McKinstry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Good price on Troy Franklin in pick No. 36, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They paid a round early for Payton Wilson in slot 40, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at Round 3, Pick 4 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Sataoa Laumea
They liked Sataoa Laumea enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 100. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mohamed Kamara well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Cedric Gray while clear needs at interior defensive lineman sat open.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Value said wait; Dillon Johnson in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in pick No. 179 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
A clean, defensible pick in slot 180 with a little surplus value in Cody Schrader. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Westover
A big swing on Jack Westover at Round 7, Pick 2, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.