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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andrew Wylie
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, 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. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Reaching for Johnson left real value on the table behind him. Melton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 40. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They barely believed it either: Cooper Beebe still on the board at the 67th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick83 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Cedric Gray. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick100 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton at pick No. 100 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick115 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 115th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Good price on Roger Rosengarten in slot 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
A wild overpay on Braiden McGregor in the 152nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick154 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
They did well to land Garret Greenfield in slot 222, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.