Daniel 'S MOCK DRAFT

2024

  • Daniel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (WSH)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (WSH)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (WSH)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Dorian Singer Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (WSH)
Dorian Singer
WR USC
Luke Reimer Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Luke Reimer
LB Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (MIA)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Luke Reimer Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Luke Reimer
LB Nebraska
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (PIT)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Players Gained
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Jerome Baker
LB
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Adoree' Jackson
CB
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Commanders robbed the room for Singer. Final grade: B.

Somebody in the 225th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Commanders sat still while Dorian Singer, the No. 176 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If Stover pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 6 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Troy Fautanu. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A reach for Cooper Beebe in the 38th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
They let Jonah Elliss come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 29. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick80 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at No. 80 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Value said wait; Cade Stover in the Round 3 slot says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jackson at the 104th overall pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
A tidy bit of business in the Round 5 slot, where Mohamed Kamara graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to No. 182, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dorian Singer
Dorian Singer at pick No. 225 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Luke Reimer
Luke Reimer at pick 237 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.