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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

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.

With tight end and interior defensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In pick No. 27 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 8 with a little surplus value in Chop Robinson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick66 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in the 66th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in No. 67 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of slot 100. Tight end and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at the 102nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick141 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
No drama and no debate, Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint went about where he belonged in slot 141. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Value with a capital V on Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 223rd overall pick, where Kenny Logan Jr. graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.