KevinRoll'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • KevinRoll DRAFTING FOR THE
    Commanders
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (WSH)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (WSH)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Commanders.

The Commanders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 248th pick on Collin Oliver a full 75 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Emmanwori pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In No. 29 they get a downhill hitter at safety, outstanding value to boot. More want than need.
Pick61 Rnd2 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 61 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles in the 128th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick205 Rnd6 Clay Webb
They reached into another round for Clay Webb, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
A wild overpay on Collin Oliver in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.