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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (WSH)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Commanders started one anyway for Austin Reed, 64 picks ahead of schedule. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Carson.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the 5th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at No. 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 35, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall in Round 2, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in slot 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Austin Booker
By-the-book stuff, Austin Booker at pick No. 67 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
No drama and no debate, Blake Fisher went about where he belonged in No. 69. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
They barely believed it either: Christian Haynes still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick100 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
A wild overpay on Bucky Irving in Round 3, Pick 37, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Caelen Carson
Circle this one: Caelen Carson at pick No. 138 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at the 139th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Beau Brade at the 152nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick222 Rnd7 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at slot 222 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.