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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureA
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.

They are betting Jones proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 36th pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at pick No. 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Nothing to complain about; Kingsley Suamataia went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the 78th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at Round 5, Pick 2 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
A wild overpay on Xavier Thomas in slot 139, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
A reach on Walter Rouse in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
They reached a country mile for Matthew Jones at pick 222, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.