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  • Big Russ DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (SEA)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (CIN)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SEA)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sam Howell
QB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Commanders shredded theirs for Anim Dankwah. He came off 56 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick18 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 18th pick they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin in No. 36 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
A big swing on Xavier Thomas at slot 139, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Erick All
Value said wait; Erick All in pick 152 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Anim Dankwah well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.