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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Commanders.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 2nd overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
Fair-plus on Bralen Trice, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They took Zak Zinter at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at No. 102 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at the 139th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick179 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
You do not let a safety like Sione Vaki reach Round 6, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick222 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in pick 222 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.