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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Commanders.

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

If Wiley pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 2nd overall pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in slot 36 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They jumped the gun on Kingsley Suamataia, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A reach on Sedrick Van Pran in the 67th pick; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at No. 101 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They paid sticker price for Will Shipley in Round 4, Pick 3, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jared Wiley. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They paid a round early for Javontae Jean-Baptiste in slot 220, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.