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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (WSH)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (WSH)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (WSH)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (MIN)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA+
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B weekend for the Commanders.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Commanders took Maurice Smith a full 65 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. They banked enough surplus on Moore to cover a lot of smaller sins.

It is not that Gray is a bad player; it is that the Commanders had louder needs to answer first. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 12 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 2: Taliese Fuaga for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick38 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Terrion Arnold at No. 42 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tommy Eichenberg
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tommy Eichenberg well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick66 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
A big swing on Gabriel Murphy at the Round 3 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cedric Gray
A want over a need in the 100th pick: Cedric Gray adds a linebacker while running back and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ja'Lynn Polk
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 102 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in the 139th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Theo Wease
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Theo Wease in Round 6, Pick 5, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach slot 223 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick233 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
They reached a country mile for Maurice Smith at pick 233, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.