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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

McCormick has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 2 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A tidy little value on Adonai Mitchell in the 36th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A premium they did not need to pay, Kingsley Suamataia a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Renardo Green
A reach for Renardo Green in the 100th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Mason McCormick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at pick No. 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick179 Rnd6 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at pick 179 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman in the 222nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.