R'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DET)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Players Gained
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Penei Sewell
OT
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Adam Thielen
WR
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Commanders cashed the board's mistake on Tampa: B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Commanders were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If Bell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
In the 30th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Elliss at No. 40, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 T.J. Tampa
They barely believed it either: T.J. Tampa still on the board at the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in slot 101 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Value said wait; Jaheim Bell in pick 112 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
A tidy bit of business in the 141st pick, where Cedric Gray graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick223 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Fair-plus on Daequan Hardy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.