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rcrump DRAFTING FOR THECommanders
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall
A
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
Maye is the plan now, and the Commanders grade out a A. You could see the war room lean forward. Kingsley Suamataia at Round 4, Pick 35 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Drake Maye
In pick No. 17 they get their guy under center for the next decade, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35
Rnd2
Taliese Fuaga
They will replay Taliese Fuaga at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40
Rnd2
Brian Thomas Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick43
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Steal is underselling it; Kool-Aid McKinstry at slot 43 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67
Rnd3
Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson in pick No. 67 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick75
Rnd3
Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the 75th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78
Rnd3
Kamari Lassiter
They robbed the room for Kamari Lassiter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick111
Rnd4
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Somehow Dadrion Taylor-Demerson was still sitting there in No. 111, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128
Rnd4
MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in Round 4, Pick 28 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134
Rnd4
Ty'Ron Hopper
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ty'Ron Hopper. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick135
Rnd4
Kingsley Suamataia
They barely believed it either: Kingsley Suamataia still on the board at pick 135. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick139
Rnd5
Jordan Jefferson
They talked themselves into Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 139, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144
Rnd5
Brenden Rice
You do not let a wide receiver like Brenden Rice reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150
Rnd5
Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at No. 150 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168
Rnd5
Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in the 168th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170
Rnd5
Andru Phillips
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 34 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick185
Rnd6
Christian Jones
Taking Christian Jones in slot 185 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222
Rnd7
Dwight McGlothern
Circle this one: Dwight McGlothern at the 222nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231
Rnd7
Tatum Bethune
Tatum Bethune in pick 231 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
























