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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (WSH)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Commanders.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent Round 7, Pick 2 on McCallan Castles, a name most had 101 spots down the list.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with cornerback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
They read the board right and Graham Barton was the payoff at pick 36. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac in slot 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went OLB-EDGE with Javon Solomon while clear needs at cornerback, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick99 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at Round 3, Pick 36 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cedric Gray well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick138 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trevor Keegan in slot 138, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Anim Dankwah
A wild overpay on Anim Dankwah in pick 178, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 McCallan Castles
A real head-scratcher, McCallan Castles in the 222nd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.