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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Players traded away
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Jamin Davis
LB
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Jonathan Allen
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC+
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent the 222nd overall pick on Matthew Jones, a name most had 44 spots down the list. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Suamataia pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in the 4th pick, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick8 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
Brock Bowers at the 8th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick27 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
They took Amarius Mims at par in No. 27, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A straight-up fair deal on Darius Robinson at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They did well to land Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in Round 2, Pick 8, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick 67 is fair value, right on his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to the 78th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Mekhi Wingo
The board had cheaper options than Mekhi Wingo at slot 100, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
The board had Gabriel Murphy higher than the Round 4 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 109 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo at pick No. 139 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick152 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in Round 5, Pick 16 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Matthew Jones. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.