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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Commanders.

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.

They will answer for taking TE-EDGE early while wide receiver, tight end and other spots went begging. Muhammad falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A tidy little value on JT Tuimoloau in slot 36, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Guyton. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in Round 3, Pick 3 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 100 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cade Stover
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Cade Stover at TE-EDGE with wide receiver, tight end and other spots open.
Pick141 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick181 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
They read the board right and Chau Smith-Wade was the payoff at pick No. 181. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Taking Jabbar Muhammad in pick No. 223 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.