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  • ejbohan DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

However the rest shakes out, Mitchell at that price is a win they earned. They will need Gray to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 4 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick37 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at No. 37 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell slipping to Round 3, Pick 4 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Luke Lachey
They paid sticker price for Luke Lachey in pick No. 100, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in pick 104; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at the 141st pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
No edge and no loss on Jacob Cowing in the 182nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 225th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.