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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD- FutureA+
The Commanders drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Jones reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Goncalves.

The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 7 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
They did well to land Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 38, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Nothing to complain about; Troy Franklin went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They let T.J. Tampa come to them and pounced at pick No. 67. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick78 Rnd3 Austin Booker
Austin Booker in the 78th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick100 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at Round 3, Pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at the 139th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
No drama and no debate, Tommy Eichenberg went about where he belonged in pick 146. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King is a better player than Round 5, Pick 16 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at the 222nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.