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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (WSH)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (PIT)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (JAX)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalil Mack
EDGE
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
Darnell Washington
TE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A passer of the future in Maye, and a A-, for the Commanders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

Landing Barrett that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They are betting Wright proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 9 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chop Robinson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick52 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in No. 52, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Graham Barton
A quiet steal in pick 67: Graham Barton for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the 75th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
No drama and no debate, Khyree Jackson went about where he belonged in pick No. 101. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 James Williams
They liked James Williams enough to skip the value, taking him in the 118th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick138 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
A big swing on Jaylen Wright at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
By-the-book stuff, Curtis Jacobs at slot 181 squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick220 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
They will replay Michael Barrett at pick No. 220 for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick232 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 232 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Myles Jones
Myles Jones slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 18 is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.