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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (WSH)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (WSH)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (WSH)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (WSH)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (WSH)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ATL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Will Dissly
TE
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Josh Oliver
TE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Washington falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The Rice pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In the 11th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in pick 36 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They paid sticker price for Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in slot 37, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
The board had cheaper options than Devontez Walker at the 78th pick, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They reached a country mile for Brenden Rice at pick No. 100, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Tommy Eichenberg at No. 139, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at slot 140 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in Round 5, Pick 7 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
Value said wait; Braiden McGregor in pick 152 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
No drama and no debate, Dylan Laube went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
You do not let a wide receiver like Tahj Washington reach the 197th overall pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
A slide stopped in the 222nd pick, with Tyrice Knight worth more than the price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.