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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (SEA)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Draft Picks Traded
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Players traded away
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Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Commanders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They paid sticker price for Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They took Keon Coleman at par in the 40th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A slide stopped in pick No. 67, with Payton Wilson worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in No. 78 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips in pick 100 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Chau Smith-Wade at slot 139. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A straight-up fair deal on Kitan Oladapo at the 152nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick222 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They let Caedan Wallace come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 2. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.