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  • dugferd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

The Commanders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Washington steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had Sinnott lower, and that gap is the story.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Cooper DeJean 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.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A wild overpay on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 36, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick40 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the 40th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Christian Haynes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in pick 68, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Value with a capital V on Kamren Kinchens in Round 3, Pick 14, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bucky Irving at the 100th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in slot 103 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Good price on Christian Jones in No. 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in pick No. 152 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tahj Washington in Round 7, Pick 2, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.