200'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 200 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders bet the future on Williams. The board says B.

The search is over. The Commanders handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

On value alone, Hadden makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end, running back and other spots.

Every board in the league had Solomon lower, and that gap is the story.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In No. 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at Round 2, Pick 4. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A clean, defensible pick in pick 40 with a little surplus value in Jordan Morgan. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Junior Colson
A quiet steal in the 67th pick: Junior Colson for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They let Kingsley Suamataia come to them and pounced at slot 78. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose OLB-EDGE. Javon Solomon in the 100th overall pick leaves tight end, running back and other spots for later.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
A tidy little value on Mohamed Kamara in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick152 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Nothing to complain about; Mason McCormick went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
The board fumbled Kamal Hadden all the way to pick No. 222, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.