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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (WSH)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (MIN)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (TEN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Players Gained
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Hakeem Adeniji
OT
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Jordan Battle
S
Head Shot
Harold Landry III
EDGE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
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.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Barrett. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work. Tight end was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Fair-plus on Chop Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
The board had Kiran Amegadjie higher than pick No. 67, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick101 Rnd4 Christian Mahogany
They will replay Christian Mahogany at slot 101 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at Round 4, Pick 9 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 138th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick166 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker in the 166th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick175 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
No edge and no loss on Frank Gore Jr. in No. 175; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
They robbed the room for Ty'Ron Hopper here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Somehow Michael Barrett was still sitting there in pick No. 220, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.