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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Reaching for Whittington left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga slid further than he should have, and the 34th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
By-the-book stuff, Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at pick No. 66 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at the 100th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cam Hart. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at slot 139, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington at Round 6, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.