Meandwarf'S MOCK DRAFT

BoNix3

  • Meandwarf DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (WSH)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (WSH)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jermaine Johnson
EDGE
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
A franchise passer in Nix headlines a A- weekend for the Commanders.

Start where it matters. The Commanders took Bo Nix to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Bo Nix, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Bo Nix
Nothing to complain about; Bo Nix went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick No. 36 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Good price on Troy Fautanu in Round 2, Pick 8, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They went early on Payton Wilson in pick 67, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick72 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
They did well to land Caelen Carson in No. 72, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick100 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
They liked Cooper Beebe enough to skip the value, taking him in the 100th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in the 102nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
They took Nelson Ceaser at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at Round 6, Pick 6 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A reach on Miles Frazier in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.