jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT

jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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Mock drafts from jlwalker43

2nd Go

  • jlwalker43 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (WSH)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (WSH)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Commanders: B-.

The Commanders clearly saw something nobody else did in George Gumbs Jr., taking him 43 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Prysock at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keldric Faulk. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Barber
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Austin Barber. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick147 Rnd5 George Gumbs Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: George Gumbs Jr. in the 147th overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Value with a capital V on Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 187th pick, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at slot 209 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Harrison Wallace III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Harrison Wallace III at No. 223. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.