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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B weekend for the Commanders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Commanders committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That Flournoy pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The McGregor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Nate Wiggins in pick No. 36 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at the 40th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover in the 67th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
They let Bralen Trice come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick100 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 100 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick at No. 139 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
They reached into another round for Braiden McGregor, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
Taking Ryan Flournoy in slot 222 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.