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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jessie Bates III
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a A for the Commanders.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Commanders were there to profit. DJ James, the No. 113 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 181. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

Everything downstream of Drake Maye depends on Drake Maye, and the building knows it. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while wide receiver and interior defensive lineman went begging.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th overall pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick No. 36 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Fair-plus on Chop Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick43 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 43 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Braswell at Round 3, Pick 3 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick74 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 74 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at pick No. 100 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while wide receiver and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in No. 141. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 DJ James
Circle this one: DJ James at the 181st pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Delmar Glaze
The board fumbled Delmar Glaze all the way to the 223rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.