Namenots 'S MOCK DRAFT

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    Commanders
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (WSH)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (WSH)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (WSH)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (WSH)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CLE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ATL)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Players Gained
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Jessie Bates III
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Draft Grade — Commanders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Commanders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: JT Daniels in the 223rd pick, a good 61 spots before the room expected him. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The McMillan pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
By-the-book stuff, JC Latham at slot 16 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jackson Powers-Johnson
Jackson Powers-Johnson at the 36th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Good price on Tyler Nubin in the 40th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick45 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II at No. 45 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Edgerrin Cooper
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 3, where Edgerrin Cooper graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at pick No. 118 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They did well to land Ben Sinnott in No. 141, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick194 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trevor Keegan this early at slot 194. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick204 Rnd6 Matthew Jones
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 JT Daniels
A wild overpay on JT Daniels in the 223rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.