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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (WSH)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (ARI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
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Head Shot
Will Dissly
TE
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders found their guy under center in Maye: A.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Very little went wrong, and the A is earned.

The cost of the Hartman reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Paul pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A straight-up fair deal on Drake Maye at Round 1, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick27 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 27 they get a bendy edge with upside, outstanding value to boot.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chop Robinson in slot 36. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They read the board right and Tyler Guyton was the payoff at the 40th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in pick 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil at pick No. 78 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick100 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
A quiet steal in the 105th overall pick: Brenden Rice for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick138 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick139 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Keegan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
No edge and no loss on Kitan Oladapo in the 152nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Sam Hartman well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.