V'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Commanders
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (WSH)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (WSH)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (WSH)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Commanders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Commanders spent the 250th pick on Collin Oliver, a name most had 88 spots down the list. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. Tight end is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 29th overall pick they get a red-zone target to build around, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
Nothing to complain about; TreVeyon Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick79 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They did well to land Tate Ratledge in slot 79, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 148 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
They will replay Robert Spears-Jennings at No. 207 for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
Taking Cobee Bryant in pick No. 238 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
This one needs a full-page explanation: Collin Oliver in the 250th pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.