WAS'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (MIA)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop.

Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
They did well to land Jordan Morgan in the 40th pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kamren Kinchens. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick179 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
They paid a round early for Tahj Washington in pick 179, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.