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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (PIT)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (PIT)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Wilkins
DT
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a A- weekend for the Commanders.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The McCormick reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 20 they get a long-term answer under center, reach and all.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at pick 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick40 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They read the board right and Amarius Mims was the payoff at the 40th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 2, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in pick No. 77. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 78 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in the 98th pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A conviction pick on Cedric Gray at No. 100 that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick119 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick No. 119 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas in Round 5, Pick 3 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King slid further than he should have, and pick 152 is lovely value for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on JD Bertrand. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.