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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
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (WSH)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (WSH)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 3 (SF)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LAC)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LAC)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (MIA)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureB+
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: 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 Eichenberg lower, and that gap is the story. Landing Mustapha that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They did well to land Chop Robinson in pick 40, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick63 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Value with a capital V on Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 63, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at slot 67, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick98 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A tidy little value on Zak Zinter in the 98th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They talked themselves into Sataoa Laumea at No. 101, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
A real head-scratcher, Tommy Eichenberg in Round 4, Pick 3 is miles ahead of his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick155 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They let Malik Mustapha come to them and pounced at the 155th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick181 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
A reasonable price with a little left over, Roger Rosengarten in the 181st pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick199 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
No drama and no debate, De'Corian Clark went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd6 Myles Jones
Myles Jones at Round 6, Pick 45 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick256 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
They took Chad Lindberg at par in No. 256, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.