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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureA
The Commanders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The Suamataia pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Getting Tampa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 5th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in No. 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Robinson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 40 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
T.J. Tampa at pick 67 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the 78th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick100 Rnd3 Malik Washington
A tidy little value on Malik Washington in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A reach for Mason McCormick in pick No. 139; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jared Wiley
They went early on Jared Wiley in slot 152, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A straight-up fair deal on JD Bertrand at pick 222, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.