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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (WSH)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (JAX)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CIN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

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.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Williams has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

With tight end and running back unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them. Getting Carson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 7 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in No. 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick48 Rnd2 Graham Barton
By-the-book stuff, Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick49 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Guyton in pick No. 49. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in Round 3, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at the 70th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick96 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
A reach on Leonard Taylor III in the 96th overall pick; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick98 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves tight end and running back untouched.
Pick101 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick 101 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick103 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 103 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
The board had cheaper options than Ethan Driskell at Round 6, Pick 6, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark slid further than he should have, and the 220th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.