Buck'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derrick Henry
RB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: A-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Commanders spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will need Limmer to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. Hadden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 7 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 4. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Good price on Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 40, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Austin Booker
A straight-up fair deal on Austin Booker at slot 67, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They paid up for Sataoa Laumea at the 101st pick when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
This one needs a full-page explanation: Beaux Limmer in the 103rd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick138 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick 138 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Value with a capital V on Kamal Hadden in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
They let JD Bertrand come to them and pounced at the 220th overall pick. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.