They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Commanders' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
Reaching for Hopper left real value on the table behind him. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The Green pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.2
· Pick 2
· Drake Maye
· QB
· rank 5
In No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4
· Pick 36
· Jordan Morgan
· OT
· rank 37
No drama and no debate, Jordan Morgan went about where he belonged in the 36th overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.8
· Pick 40
· Chris Braswell
· LB-EDGE
· rank 42
Chris Braswell in the 40th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.3
· Pick 67
· Xavier Legette
· WR
· rank 72
Xavier Legette in Round 3, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.14
· Pick 78
· Blake Fisher
· OT
· rank 71
A tidy little value on Blake Fisher in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.37
· Pick 100
· Renardo Green
· S
· rank 87
Renardo Green slipping to pick No. 100 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.3
· Pick 139
· Justin Eboigbe
· DL-EDGE
· rank 148
A conviction pick on Justin Eboigbe at pick 139 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.16
· Pick 152
· Ty'Ron Hopper
· LB
· rank 181
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 152 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.2
· Pick 222
· JD Bertrand
· LB
· rank 221
A straight-up fair deal on JD Bertrand at the 222nd pick, value and slot in agreement. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.